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.