Police: Murder Suspect Planned More Killings

NEW BRIGHTON, Minn. (WCCO) ― There are new details in the case of a New Brighton mother murdered while protecting her daughter. Police said 21-year-old Corey Gaustad tried to kill a 17-year-old girl because she wouldn't date him. Instead, he shot and killed her mother. Gaustad was in the Ramsey County Jail Friday night charged with second degree murder and second degree attempted murder. Details released Friday afternoon show the girl was not the only one Gaustad planned to kill. Police said Gaustad had a plan that involved killing not just the girl who refused to date him, but her mother, grandmother, father and co-workers. In the criminal complaint released by Ramsey County, Gaustad told police he thought the girl and her mother were driving to the Rosedale Shopping Center to go to Hollister Co., a clothing store where the... [read full story]