A 22-year-old Minnesota woman was found dead from multiple stab wounds Saturday evening, locked inside her apartment with her husband, who was suffering from self-inflicted wounds.
St. Cloud police said the 23-year-old husband, Dylan Tobler, would be charged with Hallie Marie Tobler’s killing, KNSI reported. He was at St. Cloud Hospital in stable condition Sunday evening and is expected to be booked into the Stearns County jail upon release.
Tobler was the daughter of Republican gubernatorial candidate Jeff Johnson, a former St. Cloud city councilman who suspended his campaign after the murder.
“There are no words that can adequately express the sorrow we feel for Jeff and his family,” a statement from the Minnesota Republican Party said, the Minnesota Star Tribune reported. “The loss of a child is unimaginable, and our thoughts and prayers are with them as they grieve this devastating tragedy.”
Johnson fielded less than 1 percent of the vote in a GOP straw poll for the governor’s race held last week. State House Speaker Lisa Demuth was the leading candidate, and she issued a statement saying Johnson’s family was ““walking through an unspeakable tragedy right now, and my prayers are with them every step of the way.”
“As a parent, I can’t imagine the grief and devastation they’re experiencing right now,” she said. “Please join me in keeping the Johnsons in our thoughts and prayers as they navigate a situation that no family should have to endure.”
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[Featured image: Hallie and Dylan Tobler/Facebook]