Suspect in Blue Earth County Shooting Dies from Injuries

Published On: January 14th, 20250.4 min readCategories: News

A man suspected of shooting and killing a woman in Blue Earth County last week has died. The Blue Earth County Sheriff’s Office says 64-year-old Gary Mark Rodewald of New Ulm died after being hospitalized with a self-inflicted gunshot wound. Rodewald was discovered in his garage last Friday during the investigation into the shooting death of Kristi Joy Gardner of Lake Crystal. Investigators say Rodewald and Gardner were in a relationship at the time she was shot and killed on Thursday.

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