Incident
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1-09-2025 Minnesota Lake Crystal 1-1
Location
January 09, 2025
MN-60 and 515th AveLake Crystal, Minnesota
Participants
- Type: Victim
- Name: Kristi Joy Gardner
- Age: 57
- Age Group: Adult 18+
- Gender: Female
- Status: Killed
- Type: Subject-Suspect
- Relationship: Significant others - current or former
- Name: Gary Mark Rodewald
- Age: 64
- Age Group: Adult 18+
- Gender: Male
- Status: Killed
Incident Characteristics
- Shot - Wounded/Injured
- Shot - Dead (murder, accidental, or suicide)
- Suicide^
- Murder/Suicide
- Domestic Violence
Notes
Blue Earth County; suspect fatally shot significant other; suspect found with self-inflicted gsw
Guns Involved
1 gun involved.
- Type: Unknown
Sources
District
Congressional District: 1State Senate District: 22
State House District: 22A