Michael Schille, a 72-year-old White man, was found shot to death on the evening of April 11, 2025, inside his South St. Paul apartment at 707 12th Avenue North, Apartment 10. The Hennepin County Medical Examiner ruled the manner of death a homicide, with the cause listed as a gunshot wound to the head; he died at the scene. Police were dispatched just before 8:50 p.m. after a 911 caller reported the shooting. The caller, identified in charging documents as 36-year-old Jacob John Audie, told dispatchers he had shot his roommate. Officers arrived and took Audie into custody at the apartment.

Authorities said early on the incident did not appear random and that there was no ongoing threat to the community. Investigators later alleged the weapon used was Schille’s own AR-15 rifle and that Audie had been living with and caring for Schille; news reports and county statements described Audie as a caretaker or live-in aide. Prosecutors charged Audie with second-degree intentional murder. Separate notices and obituary records confirmed Schille’s identity, age, and longstanding ties to the South St. Paul community.

Schille’s death was South St. Paul’s first homicide of 2025. Does anyone who knew Michael or his living situation have information that could help clarify what happened that night?