On a tragic day in Grand Forks, North Dakota, the life of 55-year-old Kevin Nelson came to a sudden and heartbreaking end. On May 17, 2018, police were dispatched to an apartment building after receiving reports of possible gunshots. Inside one of the units, they discovered a grim scene. Nelson was found deceased, having sustained a fatal gunshot wound.
His 72-year-old mother, Carole Glomstad, was also found in the apartment, alive but injured.
As investigators began to piece together the events of that day, a sorrowful narrative emerged. It was determined that Nelson had been handling a firearm inside the apartment he shared with his mother when he accidentally shot her. In the immediate aftermath of this unintentional act, an anguished Nelson then turned the gun on himself, taking his own life. Glomstad, though wounded in the incident, survived the ordeal.
The investigation into the shooting concluded that there were no outside suspects involved in the tragic events that unfolded in the apartment. Authorities did not make any arrests, as the evidence pointed to a devastating accident followed by a suicide. The case was subsequently closed, leaving a community to mourn the loss of a man described as a hardworking welder and fabricator, and to grapple with the shocking and unfortunate circumstances of his death.
