Saturday, February 26, 2011

Truman, MN: Police say deaths of couple are a murder-suicide

7:07 PM, Feb 25, 2011

TRUMAN, Minn. -- Police say two people were found dead in a southern Minnesota home of an apparent murder suicide Tuesday evening.

Police in Truman say they went to check on 73-year-old Carl Sorgatz and 75-year-old Rondy Sorgatz after a concerned family member contacted them.

When officers arrived at the house located at 513 E. First Street S. at 6 p.m. Tuesday, they located two bodies inside the residence. Police say they had both sustained a single gunshot wound.

Authorities are ruling their deaths a murder suicide but a motive has yet to be determined.
The Ramsey County Medical Examiner will perform a forensic examination.
This incident is still under investigation by the Truman Police Department with assistance from the Martin County Sheriff's Department and the Minnesota Bureau of Criminal Apprehension.

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