Tragic End in Minnesota: Woman Fatally Shot, Suspect Found Unresponsive Following Standoff
Lake Crystal, Minn. — Authorities in Blue Earth County have declared the death of a local woman a homicide after she was discovered with multiple gunshot wounds in a remote area north of Highway 60. The victim, identified as 57-year-old Kristi Joy Gardner of Lake Crystal, was found late Wednesday evening at a residence on 515th Avenue. The Ramsey County Medical Examiner’s Office, upon preliminary examination, confirmed that Gardner succumbed to the injuries from the …