Police ID St. Cloud man fatally shot last week

The 53-year-old died at the scene.

January 26, 2023 at 10:20PM

ST. CLOUD — Police on Thursday identified the man fatally shot last week in a Southeast Side apartment as Craig L. Hortman, 53, of St. Cloud.

Officers responded around 11:50 p.m. Jan. 17 to a report of a shooting in the 300 block of 14th Avenue SE. and found Hortman inside the apartment. He died at the scene.

Authorities, including the Minnesota Bureau of Criminal Apprehension, continue to investigate the homicide, according to Brett Mushatt, assistant St. Cloud police chief.

Anyone with information is asked to contact the St. Cloud Police Department at 320-251-1200 or Tri-County Crime Stoppers at 800-255-1301 or tricountycrimestoppers.org.

about the writer

about the writer

Jenny Berg

St. Cloud Reporter

Jenny Berg covers St. Cloud for the Star Tribune. Sign up to receive the new St. Cloud Today newsletter.

See Moreicon

More from No Section

See More
FILE -- A rent deposit slot at an apartment complex in Tucker, Ga., on July 21, 2020. As an eviction crisis has seemed increasingly likely this summer, everyone in the housing market has made the same plea to Washington: Send money — lots of it — that would keep renters in their homes and landlords afloat. (Melissa Golden/The New York Times) ORG XMIT: XNYT58
Melissa Golden/The New York Times

It’s too soon to tell how much the immigration crackdown is to blame.