The missing 39-year-old man whose body was found behind a Savage Target store last week died of apparent drowning, the Hennepin County medical examiner announced Wedneday.
Martise Windom was found in a holding pond near a Target store on Hwy. 13, more than four months after he was reported missing. Windom, a Lakeville youth basketball coach, was last seen leaving his Savage home on Nov. 7.
The manner of death remains undetermined, officials said.
Savage police and the state's Bureau of Criminal Apprehension are investigating. Windom's godson, Noah Gregory, had said that Windom was an entrepreneur who owned his own credit recovery business.
More from Star Tribune
More from Star Tribune
More from Star Tribune
More from Star Tribune
More from Star Tribune
More from Star Tribune
More from Star Tribune
More From Star Tribune
More From Local
East Metro
Mother charged with fentanyl overdose death of her 8-month-old boy in Roseville hotel room
A rolled-up dollar bill with fentanyl on it was found on the hotel floor, the charges say.
Outdoors
Anderson: Building a new Waterville fish hatchery will help shorten the time between bites
With new funding, a long-dreamed-of facility will replace the 1954 Waterville, Minn., hatchery that began as a garage.
St. Paul
Charges: Man picked out woman's St. Paul home at random, raped her at gunpoint and robbed her
Deonte Thomas said he was "driving around in the early morning hours ... and randomly selected a house to break into," the charges read.
Minneapolis
Gunfire from vehicle kills 14-year-old in SUV at northeast Mpls. gas station
The shooting occurred about 3 a.m. at the 24-hour BP in the 2600 block of NE. University Avenue, police said.
Variety
12 gorgeous new picture books for children this spring
Kao Kalia Yang, Edel Rodriguez and others cover subjects from immigration to fresh veggies to adventures at sea.