In the early morning hours of August 13, 2019, the body of Chad Wojahn, a 47-year-old White/Caucasian male from Fridley, Minnesota, was discovered on a railroad bridge spanning the Mississippi River in northeast Minneapolis. Responders were alerted to the scene shortly after 6:30 a.m. and upon arrival, they pronounced him dead. The Hennepin County Medical Examiner's Office later confirmed that Wojahn had died from multiple gunshot wounds.
A father of two sons, Chad Wojahn was remembered
by his family as a creative and talented individual with a passion for welding, drawing, and working on cars. He had earned a degree in welding, machining, and metal fabricating and had been sharing his skills as a teacher at Saint Paul College. His obituary described him as a man who loved anything with wheels and could often be found in his shop creating artwork from metal. His family and friends were left to mourn the sudden and violent end to his life.
In the wake of the discovery of his body, the Minneapolis Police Department opened a homicide investigation. However, details about the circumstances leading to his death were scarce. It was not made public whether he was shot on the bridge or at another location. Despite appeals to the public for information, authorities did not announce any arrests or name any suspects in connection with the killing. The investigation into the death of Chad Wojahn remains unsolved, leaving his family and community with unanswered questions surrounding his tragic death.
