Suspect arrested hours after killings of ex-girlfriend and new boyfriend in entrance of youngsters, police say | EUROtoday

A Minnesota man has been arrested after allegedly taking pictures useless his ex-girlfriend and her new boyfriend at a house the place a number of kids had been current, in keeping with authorities.

Randy Thomas Zimmerman, 45, was taken into custody on felony homicide warrants in reference to the killings of Justin Reinhardt, 50, and his 32-year-old girlfriend, whose identify has not been launched by authorities, within the small city of Hanska, Minnesota, the Mankato Free Press reported.

A boy referred to as 911 round 4:22 a.m. Sunday to report that his mother’s ex-boyfriend “broke into their house and shot his mom,” the Brown County Sheriff’s Office stated. Several kids had reportedly fled the house, which belonged to Reinhardt, and had been hiding out within the yard when cops arrived, in keeping with the Mankato Free Press.

It was not instantly clear whose kids had been within the residence, or the place they had been taken after the assault. The Independent has contacted the Brown County Sheriff’s Office for remark.

Zimmerman was arrested late Sunday over 300 miles away in Letts, Iowa, after a high-speed chase which ended with deputies ramming the suspect’s automobile, CBS News reported. The suspect allegedly shot at deputies with an extended gun however missed, in keeping with the Free Press.

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Zimmerman is being held within the Louisa County Jail in Iowa. The Independent has contacted the Louisa County Sheriff’s Office for remark.

In Hanska, a tiny city of 165 individuals about 108 miles southwest of Minneapolis, neighbors remembered Reinhardt for his kindness and willingness to assist out.

Reinhardt’s neighbor Sara Sandtorf advised the Mankato Free Press that her residence surveillance digicam caught the suspect’s automotive parking throughout the road from his residence simply after 4 a.m., which she thought was unusual earlier than understanding what occurred.

“No one’s ever driving on this road,” she stated.

Another neighbor, Dick Smith, advised the native information outlet that Reinhardt’s girlfriend had moved in with him lately.