NAMES RELEASED IN FATAL MANKATO SHOOTING
Mankato authorities have identified those involved in a shooting that killed one and injured another. Police were called just after 1:30 pm Sunday by someone who thought a person was shooting into a residence on Castle Pines Drive. As they approached, officers thought they heard what they believed to be gunshots from inside. Once they gained entry, they arrested 44-year-old Joseph David Bulfer of Fairmont. One adult male identified as 52-year-old Joshua Robert Downey of Mankato was found dead in a b4edroom. 37-year-old Rosalyn Marie Rode of Mankato was found in a bathroom. She was taken to Mayo Clinic Health System in Mankato for treatment. Numerous charges against Bulfer are being requested including second-degree murder. The Blue Earth County Sheriff’s Office, state patrol, Lake Crystal police, North Mankato police and the Minnesota Bureau of Criminal Apprehension all assisted at the scene.




