Earlier today, the Breckenridge Police Department and the Wilkin County Sheriff’s Office responded to the 400 block of Eighth Street North for a report of a domestic violence incident, according to a press release from Breckenridge Police Chief Kris Karlgaard.
Officers secured the scene and began investigating the incident. Officers learned that an altercation occurred between a husband and wife at their residence. Officers found a male, deceased, inside his home. The male had an apparent gunshot wound. Ambulance Service Incorporated responded to the scene as well, but neither party was transported by ambulance.
The Breckenridge Police Department requested the assistance of the Bureau of Criminal Apprehension with investigating this incident, said Karlgaard. The man’s body was sent to the Ramsey County Medical Examiner’s Office for an autopsy. This incident is under investigation. No one has been taken into custody related to this incident. There is also no threat to the public according to Karlgaard.
