Blaine Man Charged In Fatal Shooting Of Son
MINNEAPOLIS (WCCO) -- A Blaine man is charged with shooting and killing his son last week.
Joseph Effertz, 61, was charged in Anoka County District Court Monday with one count of second degree murder in the death of his 38-year-old son, Joshua Effertz, on July 22.
According to the criminal complaint, police responded to a 911 call at around 7 a.m. from the Joseph Effertz, who told dispatch he had shot his son. When officers arrived at the residence, they found Joshua Effertz lying in the road, bleeding profusely.
Medics arrived shortly after and rushed the victim to Hennepin County Medical Center, where he died shortly after.
Investigators found Joseph Effertz and arrested him without incident. According to the criminal complaint, Effertz told officers he thought his son was on some sort of illicit drug and that he was afraid of him, but said his son had not acted aggressively toward him that morning.
If convicted, Joseph Effertz could face up to 40 years in prison.