A sense of unease had been brewing in the Minneapolis home on Snelling Avenue South in the weeks leading up to Memorial Day of 2026. Neighbors had overheard heated arguments between Daniel Carl Krueger, a 64-year-old man, and his 41-year-old son, Daniel Everett Krueger. The elder Krueger had been heard telling his son to leave the property, and on one occasion, the sound of a gunshot had emanated from the residence.
The family was reportedly under financial strain, with the home in pre-foreclosure, which likely added to the tension. The mother of the younger Krueger and wife of the elder would later tell police that her husband and son frequently drank alcohol together and would often get into physical altercations described as "wrestling matches".
The simmering conflict reached its tragic culmination on the night of May 25, 2026. The younger Krueger made a frantic 911 call, screaming that his father was "bleeding very bad." He told the dispatcher that he had taken a gun from his father and that it had gone off, claiming he didn't know it was loaded. When police arrived at the home in the 4000 block of Snelling Avenue South, they found Daniel Everett Krueger applying pressure to a gunshot wound on his father's head. The elder Krueger was still breathing but had sustained a non-survivable brain injury. He was transported to a local hospital where he died on Thursday, May 28, 2026. A firearm was recovered at the scene.
Daniel Everett Krueger was arrested and charged with second-degree murder in the death of his father. In his initial statements to the police, his account of the events was described as disjointed. He mentioned a "warning shot" being fired inside the house and a "tussle" during which his father fell. From jail, he called his mother and claimed that the shooting was an accident and that he did not mean to shoot his father. He was held on a $500,000 bail and had a court appearance scheduled for June 22, 2026. The case highlighted a tragic instance of domestic violence, apparently fueled by a combination of financial stress and a history of volatile interactions between a father and son. Despite the initial reports and the charges filed, further details regarding a trial, conviction, or sentencing in the case against Daniel Everett Krueger have not been made publicly available.
