A family dispute in south Minneapolis turned deadly on Memorial Day. Police say a 64-year-old father was found shot inside his home, and his 41-year-old son was taken into custody at the scene.
What began as a report of a wounded man has since become a homicide case, underscoring how quickly domestic conflicts can escalate into fatal violence.
Shooting reported at south Minneapolis home
Minneapolis police said officers were called just after 11 p.m. on Monday, May 25, to the 4000 block of Snelling Avenue in south Minneapolis after a report of a shooting. When officers arrived, they found a 64-year-old man suffering from a gunshot wound inside the home. According to police, the man was taken to Hennepin Healthcare for emergency treatment.
In an initial statement issued Tuesday, police said preliminary information indicated an apparent domestic violence assault. Officers arrested the victim’s 41-year-old son, who remained at the scene when police arrived. At that point, authorities said the father was expected to survive, and investigators had not yet announced any formal charges.
CBS Minnesota reported that the shooting happened late Monday night and that the older man was hospitalized after being found with a gunshot wound. The station also cited police as saying the son was arrested at the residence following what investigators described as an apparent domestic assault. Those early details framed the case as a serious but nonfatal family shooting while detectives continued gathering evidence.
The address and timing placed the violence in a residential stretch of south Minneapolis, where neighbors were left confronting another episode of gun violence tied to an apparent dispute inside a home rather than a public confrontation. Police did not immediately release the names of those involved on Tuesday, and officials initially provided only limited detail about what led to the shooting.
Victim later dies as prosecutors file murder charge
By Thursday, the case had taken a more serious turn. The father, identified by the Minnesota Star Tribune as Daniel Carl Krueger, 64, died at HCMC after suffering a gunshot wound to the head. Prosecutors then charged his son, Daniel Everett Krueger, 41, with second-degree murder in Hennepin County District Court.
According to the criminal complaint as reported by the Star Tribune, the younger Krueger called 911 and said his father had been wounded in a shooting. During that call, an additional gunshot could be heard. When officers arrived, they saw the son applying pressure to his father’s head wound, and police recovered a gun from the floor nearby.
The charging document, as described by the newspaper, says emergency medical personnel took the father to the hospital, where he died on Thursday, May 28. The son was arrested at the house and remained jailed in lieu of $500,000 bail ahead of a scheduled court appearance on June 22. Court records cited in that report did not list an attorney for him at the time of publication.
The shift from an initial police account describing a wounded victim expected to survive to a later murder charge highlights the fluid nature of fast-moving criminal investigations. Early police statements often reflect only the information available in the first hours after officers secure a scene, while medical developments and evidence reviews can significantly change the legal posture of a case in the days that follow.
Complaint outlines family tensions before gunfire
Details reported from the criminal complaint point to tensions in the household in the days and weeks before the shooting. A next-door neighbor told investigators she had heard the father and son arguing over the past few weeks and said she had heard a gunshot from the home the previous week, according to the Star Tribune’s account of the case.
The same report said the neighbor characterized the son as unstable. Investigators also cited statements from the victim’s wife, who said their son lived with his parents and helped with bills and medical appointments. She told authorities that the father and son frequently drank alcohol together and had gotten into wrestling matches in the past, the newspaper reported.
According to the complaint, the son spoke with police after his arrest, but investigators described his account as disjointed. At one point, the filing said, he told officers that he got the gun from his father, gripped it in his hand, and then there was a shot, after which he saw blood. The complaint, as summarized publicly, does not appear to resolve all questions about the precise sequence of events inside the home.
Those details matter because they help explain why prosecutors concluded there was sufficient basis to bring a murder charge, even while some parts of the suspect’s account appeared confused or incomplete. In domestic shootings, investigators typically rely on emergency calls, witness accounts, statements from family members, physical evidence from the scene, and medical findings to reconstruct the final moments before gunfire erupted.
Case adds to Minneapolis homicide toll in 2026
The fatal shooting comes as Minneapolis continues to grapple with persistent violent crime, even as city leaders and law enforcement officials have tried to stabilize public safety conditions. The Star Tribune reported that the killing marked the city’s 24th homicide of the year, compared with 23 at the same point in 2025.
That comparison suggests Minneapolis is tracking slightly above last year’s pace, though annual homicide figures can fluctuate significantly from month to month. Individual cases also differ sharply in nature. Some involve street violence, others targeted attacks, and still others, like this one, emerge from conflicts inside homes and among relatives.
Domestic violence-related shootings pose particular challenges for police, social workers and public health officials because warning signs may be visible only to family members, close neighbors or those already involved in the household’s day-to-day struggles. In many cases, tension builds over time through repeated arguments, threats, substance use, prior physical altercations or access to firearms before a crisis becomes deadly.
Police and advocacy groups routinely stress that domestic violence can escalate quickly and unpredictably. In its initial coverage of the case, CBS Minnesota included information for the National Domestic Violence Hotline, reflecting the way local news organizations and officials increasingly frame such incidents not only as criminal matters but also as preventable crises that may warrant earlier intervention, counseling, shelter services or emergency support for relatives at risk.
Investigation continues as family and community await answers
As of Saturday, May 30, authorities had publicly identified the shooting as a domestic case that began late on Memorial Day and resulted in a murder charge after the victim died several days later. The investigation remains important not only for prosecutors preparing the case, but also for relatives and neighbors trying to understand how a dispute inside a family home ended in death.
The case is likely to move next through standard criminal court procedures in Hennepin County, including hearings on bail, probable cause and the formal presentation of evidence. Prosecutors will need to show that the available facts support the second-degree murder charge, while the defense, once counsel is established, may challenge the state’s interpretation of what happened inside the house.
For Minneapolis police, the episode is another reminder that some of the city’s most consequential violence happens behind closed doors. Such cases often draw less public attention than shootings in business districts or crowded public spaces, yet they can be equally devastating, leaving families shattered and investigators to piece together events from fragments of testimony and forensic evidence.
What is already clear is that the shooting transformed from an overnight assault investigation into a homicide case within days. A father initially described as wounded and expected to survive instead died of his injuries, and his son now faces a serious felony charge. As the court process unfolds, the case will test investigators’ ability to establish a clear timeline, motive and account of responsibility in a deeply personal act of violence.
