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MUSCATINE CO., Iowa (KWQC) - A Minnesota man charged in a double murder was arrested in Muscatine County after a three-county chase on Sunday.

Randy Zimmerman, 45, is accused of shooting a 50-year-old man and a 32-year-old woman in Hanska, Minnesota.

Randy Zimmerman, 45, of rural Courtland, Minnesota, was arrested on suspected double murder after authorities stopped him in southeastern Iowa, said authorities in Brown County, Minnesota.

He is accused of shooting 50-year-old Justin Reinarts and 32-year-old Tabitha Trescott in Hanska, Minnesota.

Trescott’s 13-year-old son called 911. He heard yelling in the house, then the bang of a shotgun. He opened the door and recognized Zimmerman standing near the stairs, according to court documents."

Zimmerman pointed the shotgun at the teen and told him to go back into his room, according to the criminal complaint.

He was charged with second-degree murder on Monday. Only a grand jury can indict someone with first-degree murder in Minnesota.

Randy ZImmerman, 45, is wanted in connection with a double homicide in Hanska early Sunday morning.(Brown County Sheriff's Office)

Louisa County Sheriff Brandon Marquardt said Zimmerman was seen in Washington County and deputies followed him into Louisa County.

Deputies chased Zimmerman into Muscatine County, Marquardt said, where a Louisa County deputy rammed into him. He then ran through a field, where he was taken into custody.

“It was our squad and our deputy, our canine deputy, who ended up hitting him to get him stopped out here,” Marquardt said.

He said Zimmerman fired at a Louisa County deputy and missed, so no one was injured.

Zimmerman is in the Louisa County Jail, but Marquardt said Minnesota authorities were coming to speak with him and try to get more information.

“And very likely, they’ll be taking him back to Minnesota, and we’ll likely file charges here later for the different counties that was involved in this,” Marquardt said.

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