Kirk Edward Hazlett II, 62, of Pine City, Minnesota, was shot to death on November 15, 2024, at a family hunting cabin in Hinckley. Those staying at the cabin — Hazlett II, his brother, and another man — were alerted by a trail camera showing someone approaching with a firearm. The man was identified as Hazlett II’s son, Kirk Edward Hazlett III.

Witnesses say Hazlett III forced entry, immediately began firing at his father and shot him multiple times in the upper body before standing over him and delivering a fatal shot to the head. Two surviving men surrendered their phones and convinced Hazlett III to let them go; they escaped to a neighbor’s home and called 911. Hazlett III was later taken into custody at his Cambridge residence without incident and faces multiple felony charges, including second-degree murder.

Court filings and statements from Hazlett II’s brother describe a long-running, strained relationship between father and son; police had trespassed Hazlett III from the property about a month before the killing after an earlier dispute. Anyone with information about the events at the cabin or the relationship between the men is asked to come forward.