HENNEPIN COUNTY, Minn. (TCN) — A 47-year-old man accused of impaling a grocery clerk with a broken golf club has been found not guilty by reason of mental illness.
On Dec. 8, 2023, officers with the Minneapolis Police Department responded to reports of a stabbing at a grocery store. When they arrived, they found longtime employee and retired ballet dancer 66-year-old Robert Skafte impaled through the torso with a broken golf club. He was transported to the hospital but died from his injuries.
Police tracked down the suspect, Taylor Schulz, at an apartment near the scene. He had barricaded himself inside and the SWAT team, a bomb squad, negotiators, and a drone unit responded. After a six-hour standoff, Schulz was arrested…