MINNEAPOLIS (CBS News) - A 62-year-old Minneapolis man is facing murder charges after he apparently killed his mother in her downtown Minneapolis apartment last Friday.
Michael Gallagher was charged Monday with second-degree murder in the death of 89-year-old Patricia Ann Gallagher in her apartment Friday morning, reports CBS Minnesota. He is expected to make his first appearance in Hennepin County Court Tuesday morning.
According to the charges, Michael Gallagher called 911 and told authorities he had killed his mother. He surrendered to officers at the scene shortly after 9 a.m.
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