Crime & Safety
2 Found Dead In Shakopee Home During Welfare Check: Police
The 68-year-old man and 67-year-old woman suffered blunt-force trauma, police said.
Two people were found dead in a Shakopee home late Monday night, according to police, and a suspect hasn't been identified.
Shakopee Police conducted a welfare check around midnight at a residence in the 1100 block of Dakota Street, police said. A 68-year-old man and 67-year-old woman were found dead and had suffered blunt-force trauma, police said.
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The Bureau of Criminal Apprehension, the Scott County Sheriff’s Department, the Savage Police Department are all working the investigation, along with Shakopee police.
The Hennepin County Coroner’s Office will release the identities of the victims and their cause of death, police said.
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Shakopee Police are asking anyone with information about the crime to call 952-233-9400 or submit anonymous tips by texting "spdtips" and the tip information to 847411.
PRESS RELEASE #1 - Death InvestigationOn 04-12-16 at approximately 12:00 a.m., Shakopee officers checked the welfare...
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