BRAINERD, Minn. -- Two Brainerd men arrested following a shooting Sunday night at an apartment in Brainerd were arraigned on four felony counts each Tuesday in Crow Wing District Court.
Tyler Allan Cronquist, 23, was charged with second-degree murder with intent but not premeditation; attempted second-degree murder with intent; first-degree assault to cause great bodily harm; and second-degree assault with a dangerous weapon.
Nathan David Becker, 26, was charged with aiding and abetting Cronquist on all four counts.
Both suspects appeared separately before Crow Wing County District Court Judge Richard Zimmerman.
The shootings were reported shortly after 5 p.m. Sunday at an apartment on the 800 block of Juniper Street in Brainerd.
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The victims were Joseph Kroll, 31, Brainerd, and Chelsey Crawford, 31, Brainerd. Kroll died as a result of a gunshot wound to the head. Crawford, who also suffered a gunshot wound to the head, was last reported in stable condition at North Memorial Medical Center in Robbinsdale after undergoing surgery for her injuries.
Cronquist and Becker fled the scene and law enforcement conducted a search to locate them.
Becker was taken into custody after police found him in a vehicle about 10 p.m. Sunday outside a gas station in Brainerd. At about 11 p.m. Sunday, Cronquist turned himself in to police. Both were arrested without incident, police said.
