2 arrested in connection with slain Minn. sergeant

ST. PAUL, MINN. — St. Paul police have arrested two people in connection with the shooting death of a Minnesota National Guard sergeant earlier this week.

A WCCO-TV report says the suspects are a 25-year-old man from South St. Paul and a 24-year-old woman from St. Paul. They could be charged as early as Monday.

The victim was 25-year-old Brandon James Horst. He was a staff sergeant with the Minnesota National Guard’s 133rd Security Force Squadron.

Police say he died from at least one gunshot wound Monday.

Authorities are not seeking any other suspects.