Deaths of New Brighton couple ruled murder-suicide

Published 7:58 pm Tuesday, September 10, 2019

NEW BRIGHTON — The Ramsey County Medical Examiner’s Office has ruled the deaths of two people in New Brighton a murder-suicide.

Police were called to an apartment complex Saturday after receiving a report of a man with a gun and the sound of gunfire. Officers found the body of 34-year-old Mainhia Yang in an apartment with a gunshot to the head.

According to a press release, investigators found the body of her husband, 51-year-old Ge Yang, in an unattached garage on the property. Investigators said he died of an apparent self-inflicted gunshot.

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The Minnesota Bureau of Criminal Apprehension assisted with the investigation.