Sep. 25—The Freeborn County Sheriff’s Office on Thursday released the name of the 45-year-old man who was shot and killed Wednesday evening during a disturbance in rural Alden, along with other family members who were injured.
A press release stated Joshua Petersen, who was last known to reside out of state, was found with gunshot wounds to the chest when authorities responded at 5:12 p.m. Wednesday to the home of Dave and Shari Petersen at 23480 630th Ave. for a report of a disturbance that resulted in a shooting. Sheriff’s Office logs from the incident state a male was beating others with a steel pipe and that an individual had been shot.
Joshua Petersen was transported by Freeborn Ambulance to the truck stop in Alden, where he was stabilized and transported by Mayo helicopter to Rochester. He died shortly before 8 p.m. from his injuries.
Dave and Shari Petersen, 71 and 69 respectively, were transported by ground ambulance with blunt force injuries. Jason Petersen, 47, another son of the couple, who was also present during the incident, also received treatment for his injuries.
The Sheriff’s Office stated Dave, Shari and Jason Petersen were detained for questioning and later released. Two children who were also at the home during the incident were later taken home by their mother.
According to the press release, Joshua Petersen reportedly violated two harassment restraining orders when he came to his parents’ house that night.
The restraining orders prevented him from being at the residence or having contact with his parents. A previous harassment restraining order preventing him from having contact with his brother had expired in the last year. The release stated Joshua Petersen also had two outstanding arrest warrants for violations of restraining orders with Dave and Shari Petersen as victims.
The investigation is ongoing, and the Sheriff’s Office said there is no active threat to the public. The Minnesota Bureau of Criminal Apprehension is assisting in the investigation.