Woman shot near Dassel identified; husband to be charged with murder

DASSEL, Minn. The victim of a shooting death on Thursday morning, Dec. 28, in Dassel Township, has been identified, according to a Meeker County Sheriff’s Office’s news release.

The death of Kayla Demarais, 29, of rural Dassel, has been ruled a homicide resulting from multiple gunshot wounds, according to the Midwest Medical Examiner’s Office.

Her husband, Bryan Demarais, 35, of rural Dassel, was arrested on second-degree murder and is being held in the Meeker County Jail pending a first court appearance on Tuesday, Jan. 2.

According to the sheriff’s office, Bryan Demarais called law enforcement on Thursday to report that he had shot his wife and requested a law enforcement response.

Two children in the home at the time of the shooting were not injured and have since been placed in protective custody.

The investigation remains active and ongoing.

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