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Victims Identified in Lexington Double Homicide as Estranged Partner Is Taken Into Custody

Investigators await medical examiner findings before filing charges.

Overview

  • Authorities on Thursday named the victims as Jennifer Sue Marsaw, 44, and her son, Marzai Andrew Dawson, 5, of Lexington.
  • Officials identified the suspect as Irving Van Marsaw of Minneapolis, described as the woman’s estranged partner, who is jailed in Anoka County on pending charges.
  • Officers were called around 12:52 a.m. Wednesday to a home near the 9300 block of Ryan Place, where the mother was found dead and the child was gravely injured.
  • A multi-agency K-9 search located the suspect, who was apprehended, treated at a hospital, and transferred to jail custody.
  • The causes and manner of death have not been released as the Centennial Lakes Police Department, medical examiners, and a regional forensic lab continue the investigation.