Overview
- Krystofer Patrick Brooks, 20, faces one count of second-degree murder and one count of first-degree manslaughter in the weekend shooting in Hopkins, Minnesota.
- Brooks called 911, and officers found him with blood on his hands and his girlfriend shot in the eye; she was pronounced dead at the scene.
- According to the complaint, he said he followed his routine to ensure the gun was empty and pulled the trigger multiple times, then a subsequent trigger pull toward her fired a round.
- Investigators recovered a loaded 9mm at the apartment; records note he has a permit to carry and told police he had taken a THC edible the night before and was unsure whether he removed the magazine.
- He remains in the Hennepin County Jail on $500,000 bond, with a first court appearance scheduled for Wednesday afternoon.