Fergus Falls Man Charged In Shooting Death of St. Paul Woman

ST. PAUL (KFGO) — A Fergus Falls man has been charged with 2nd degree murder in the weekend shooting death of a woman in St. Paul.

44-year-old Matthew Ecker is accused in the death of 32-year-old Alexandra Pennig.

The criminal complaint says Ecker reported the death as a suicide, but investigators determined that Pennig did not shoot herself.

Ecker is a family nurse practitioner at Lake Region Healthcare in Fergus Falls.