A man fatally shot his wife in their home west of the Twin Cities and called 911 to say what he had done, officials said.
Sheriff: Man, 35, fatally shoots wife in Meeker County with kids in home, calls 911 and is jailed
Two children in the home at the time the 29-year-old woman was shot were not physically harmed.
December 29, 2023 at 12:45PM
The woman killed was Kayla Demarais, 29, of Dassel, the Midwest Medical Examiner's Office said Friday. The office ruled her death a homicide from multiple gunshot wounds.
The suspect, Demarais' 35-year-old husband, was arrested and is suspected of second-degree murder, the Meeker County Sheriff's Office said Friday.
The shooting occurred shortly after 10 a.m. Thursday less than a mile west of Dassel at a residence in the 22000 block of 713th Avenue, the Meeker County Sheriff's Office said.
Deputies responding to the man's 911 call arrived and saw Demarais dead inside the home, the Sheriff's Office said.
The deputies arrested the 35-year-old man and booked him into Meeker County jail pending charges.
His first court appearance is set for Tuesday. The Star Tribune generally does not identify suspects before they are charged.
The Sheriff's Office has yet to explain the circumstances leading up to the shooting.
Two children were in the home at the time and were not physically harmed during the incident, the Sheriff's Office said.
The Minnesota Bureau of Criminal Apprehension and Litchfield police are assisting with the investigation.
“This was certainly not an outcome that we were hoping would materialize, and we know that today’s path forward does not provide a perfect solution,” interim OCM director Charlene Briner said Wednesday.
