Corcoran man Steven Endsley charged with second-degree murder in roommate’s shooting
Corcoran man Steven Fredrick Endsley, 54, has been charged in Hennepin County with second-degree murder after his roommate was found dead from three gunshot wounds to the head — the body’s head was wrapped in plastic — during a welfare check Dec. 10 at a trailer on the 7800 block of Maple Hill Road. Officers found Endsley in the bathroom wearing only underwear and holding a loaded rifle; autopsy and ballistics tied the bullets to that rifle, and Endsley told police he hadn’t left the trailer except to get alcohol, admitted wrapping and moving the body, said he didn’t remember the shooting but that "it couldn't have been anyone else."
📌 Key Facts
- Suspect identified as Steven Fredrick Endsley, 54, of Corcoran.
- Endsley has been charged in Hennepin County with second-degree murder.
- A welfare check on Dec. 10 at a trailer on the 7800 block of Maple Hill Road led officers to the scene.
- The victim died from three gunshot wounds to the head, and the victim’s head was wrapped in plastic.
- Officers found Endsley in a bathroom wearing only underwear and holding a loaded rifle; autopsy and ballistics testing indicate the bullets matched the rifle found at the scene.
- Endsley told police he hadn’t left the trailer except to get alcohol, admitted wrapping and moving the body, and said he didn’t remember the shooting but that “it couldn’t have been anyone else.”
📊 Relevant Data
Alcohol is a factor in about 50% of homicides in the United States.
Rethinking Drinking: Alcohol and Your Health — National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism
Corcoran, Minnesota reported 0 murders per 100,000 residents in 2023 and 0 in 2024.
Crime in Corcoran, Minnesota — City-Data.com
The alcohol-attributable death rate in small towns and rural areas of Minnesota is around 22 per 100,000, compared to 17.4 in Twin Cities suburbs.
Minnesotans are drinking themselves to death at an unprecedented rate — Minnesota Reformer
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- Suspect identified as Steven Fredrick Endsley, 54, of Corcoran.
- Endsley charged in Hennepin County with second-degree murder.
- Victim died from three gunshot wounds to the head; head was wrapped in plastic.
- Officers found Endsley in the bathroom holding a loaded rifle while wearing only underwear.
- Autopsy and ballistics indicate bullets matched those in the rifle located at the scene.
- Endsley told police he hadn’t left the trailer except to get alcohol, admitted wrapping/moving the body, and said he didn’t remember the shooting but 'it couldn't have been anyone else.'
- Welfare check occurred Dec. 10 at a trailer on the 7800 block of Maple Hill Road.