95-Year-Old Man Found Murdered in Anoka: Police

Police announced Monday they are investigating the death of an elderly Twin Cities man as a homicide. The man was found dead in his home Monday.

On Nov. 28 at 10:46 a.m, officers from the Anoka Police Department responded to a home in the 1200 Block of 5th Ave South to a male found dead. After initial investigation, it is believed that this individual was murdered in his home.

The victim is a 95-year-old male who was last seen alive by his family on Nov. 24 in the evening when they dropped him off at his home. He was discovered Monday morning by a family member dropping off groceries, according to a news release.

The man lived independently in his home and relied only on his family for assistance.

Police say it appears as if the home had been rummaged through. There is a very vague description of a male seen in the victim’s driveway on Saturday morning. The description is simply that a male, unknown race, was seen leaving the area dressed in “winter clothing.”

There is no other detail to the description at this time.

At this time, authorities are asking if anyone in the area who may have seen anything or any member of the public who has information to call the Anoka County Sheriff’s Office at (763) 427-1212. Tips may be left
anonymously at the website of the Anoka County Sheriff’s Office here.

The name of the decedent is being withheld at this time pending notification of family. The case remains under the investigation of the Anoka Police Department, the Anoka County Sheriff’s Office and the Midwest Medical Examiner’s Office.

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