Joshua James Effertz

Death by Force

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 ...Read More

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