Grand jury indicts Barshaw

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Nov 16, 2012 at 4:47 pm

ST. CLOUD, Minn. (KNSI) A Walker man charged in a deadly shooting in Rockville has been indicted on charges of first-degree murder.

The indictment against 28 year-old Marcus Barshaw was handed down by a Stearns County grand jury Friday. He had previously been charged with second-degree murder.

Barshaw is accused of shooting 30 year-old Jeffrey Schutz six times in an alley behind Schutz's home during the early morning hours of October 21st.

Barshaw fled to a nearby apartment building where he was later shot three times by a Stearns County deputy after refusing commands to drop weapons he was carrying. He was hospitalized for several days before being released from the hospital.