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Suspect Arrested After Mankato Home Shooting That Killed Man and Injured Woman

Investigators are seeking a second-degree murder charge against the arrested man.

Overview

  • Police responding to reports of gunfire at a Castle Pines Drive home found a man dead and a woman wounded inside the residence.
  • Officers heard a gunshot as they approached an open door and took a 44-year-old Fairmont man into custody at the scene.
  • The victim was identified as 52-year-old Joshua Robert Downey, and the injured woman as 37-year-old Rosalyn Marie Rode, who was taken to Mayo Clinic Health System in Mankato.
  • Authorities say there is no ongoing threat to the community, and they are still working to determine what led to the shooting.
  • Police said they are pursuing charges that include second-degree murder and asked anyone with information to contact investigators, noting several local and state agencies assisted at the scene.