On Dec. 15, 2022, Matthew Ecker was headed to work when he said he got a frantic call from his former co-worker and friend Alex Pennig . He said Pennig told him she got in a fight with her boyfriend Shane Anderson and was scared of what he might do. So, Ecker took his gun, which he olwned legally, and drove to Pennig's St. Paul, Minnesota, apartment.

Matthew Ecker, left, and Alex Pennig Terri Randall/Mary Jo Pennig

Ecker arrived around 2 p.m. He would later say his only reason for going to Pennig's was to protect her.

Early the next morning, Pennig was shot dead in her apartment. Detectives used surveillance footage to piece together her final moments.

The altercation

From left, Shane Anderson, Alex Pennig and Matthew Ecker inside Camp Bar. Ramsey County District Court

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