In the quiet town of Granite Falls, Minnesota, a somber discovery was made on the morning of May 2, 2017. Randy William Cosgrove, a 57-year-old Caucasian male, was found unresponsive on a park bench at the Veteran's Memorial Plaza, situated in front of the Yellow Medicine County Courthouse. The call to the Granite Falls Police came in just before 9 a.m., reporting a man who appeared to be in distress.
Upon their arrival, officers found that Cosgrove had been deceased for several hours.
The initial investigation at the scene pointed towards a self-inflicted gunshot wound as the cause of death. Authorities confirmed his identity and noted that he was a resident of Granite Falls. Following the discovery, his body was transported to the Midwest Medical Examiner's Office for an autopsy to formally determine the cause of death.
The Granite Falls Police Department opened an investigation into the circumstances surrounding Cosgrove's death, as is standard procedure in such cases. However, based on the preliminary findings at the scene, law enforcement officials stated that they were treating the death as an apparent suicide. There were no reports of any suspects being sought or arrests being made in connection with the incident, and the investigation did not yield any information to suggest foul play was involved.
