Eileen Mark, 67, was found fatally shot in the chest near the door of her fourth-floor apartment in a seven-story Minneapolis complex that houses low-income elderly and disabled tenants. Her daughter, 42-year-old Jennifer Ann Angerhofer, visiting from Coon Rapids, was found shot in the face and neck in the kitchen. The Hennepin County Medical Examiner confirmed both deaths occurred on the night of Saturday, February 9, 2019.

Neighbors reported hearing an argument between a man and woman followed by multiple gunshots; one resident discovered Eileen’s open door and found her on the floor. Suspicion focused on a neighbor across the hall, 46-year-old Richie Vessel. Residents said he had previously shown a handgun and threatened another tenant. Police executed a search warrant at his apartment and found what appeared to be blood on walls, a light switch, and on clothing. A 40 caliber Smith & Wesson handgun, a magazine with a live round partly exposed, and mail and a prescription bottle in a trash bag bearing Vessel’s name were recovered from the building dumpster. He was arrested and charged with two counts of second-degree murder.