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Joshua James Effertz

Case from Minneapolis, MN dated Jul 22, 2016

Victim Details

Joshua James Effertz

Male

White / Caucasian

Minneapolis

MN

2016-07-22

38

Joshua

James Effertz

06/30/2026

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On a summer morning in Blaine, Minnesota, the quiet of a mobile home community was shattered by the sound of gunshots. On July 22, 2016, a family quarrel between a father and son escalated into a fatal encounter. Thirty-eight-year-old Joshua James Effertz, a Caucasian male, was shot multiple times and was later pronounced dead at the Hennepin County Medical Center.

The incident unfolded around 7 a.m. in the 3200 block of 89th Curve NE, where Joshua lived with his father. Neighbors reporte ...
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  • Star Tribune: Blaine man, worried his son was on drugs, shot and killed him, charges say
  • Star Tribune: Blaine man shot, killed by father is identified
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