2 dead in apparent murder-suicide in Blaine

UPDATE 08/15:

The deceased men were identified Thursday as brothers — Timothy James Knox, 62, and David John Knox, 61.

Timothy was the man found deceased outside the home on Territorial Road NE and David was the man found deceased inside the vehicle on Seventh Street NE from a self-inflicted gunshot wound, authorities said.

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Authorities are investigating an apparent murder-suicide that left two men dead Tuesday in Blaine.

According to the Anoka County Sheriff’s Office, emergency personnel responded to a report of a shooting just before 9 a.m. on the 200 block of Territorial Road Northeast, a residential area of the city.

A man suffering from a suspected gunshot wound was found critically injured outside a home and was pronounced dead at the scene, the sheriff’s office said.

Officers later found a vehicle that was believed to be connected to the original shooting scene about 2 miles north on the 11900 block of Seventh Street Northeast. A man inside the vehicle was found dead from what appeared to be a self-inflicted gunshot wound.

The sheriff’s office says it is not searching for any suspects in this case. The Midwest Medical Examiner’s Office is expected to identify the deceased at a later time.