Overview
- The victims were identified as Jennifer Sue Marsaw, 44, of Lexington, and her son, 5-year-old Marzai Andrew Dawson.
- Prosecutors charged Irving Van Marsaw, 53, with two counts of second-degree murder with intent.
- Officers responded around 12:52 a.m. to a home near the 9300 block of Ryan Place, where the mother was found dead and the child was gravely injured and later died at a hospital.
- A law-enforcement K-9 located the suspect hiding in nearby woods; he was treated at a hospital and then booked into the Anoka County Jail.
- Charges state the deaths resulted from gunshot wounds to the chest and back, and note a custodial statement that the shootings happened “in the heat of passion,” with a first court appearance set for Friday.