Kathryn Lynn Voelker, 70, was shot and killed in Windom, Minnesota, in the early morning hours of July 23, 2025. Police were dispatched about 5:19 a.m. to a residence on 12th Avenue after a report of an assault with a firearm. Officers found Kathryn with multiple gunshot wounds; she was treated on scene, taken by ambulance to Windom Area Health and later died. An autopsy found seven gunshot wounds and listed blood loss from multiple gunshot wounds as the cause of death.

Investigators quickly identified 38-year-old Jamie Lee Voelker of Windom as a suspect. Minutes after the shooting, police responded to a reported burglary on River Road and found Jamie in a bathtub; he was taken into custody and treated at Windom Area Health before being booked into Cottonwood County Jail. The criminal complaint alleges Jamie fired numerous shots with a small-caliber handgun after saying he believed Kathryn was an alien; Kathryn reportedly had gone to his home after he called her for help. Jamie faces charges of second-degree murder with intent, not premeditated, and second-degree murder without intent while committing a felony, and a court-ordered competency evaluation has been ordered.

Are there witnesses or neighbors who saw or heard anything around 5:19 a.m. that morning?