A 54-year-old Minnesota engineer was found guilty of first-degree and reckless homicide in the death of a 17-year-old boy during a tubing trip. The verdict came after a trial that featured graphic videos and the suspect's testimony, where the engineer claimed he would have been compelled to fight back to avoid being killed himself. The incident, which resulted in the fatal stabbing of the teenager and the stabbing of four other individuals, occurred while they were tubing on a western Wisconsin river.
A 54-year-old Minnesota man has been convicted in the slaying of a high school student and stabbing of four other people who were tubing on a western Wisconsin river. https://t.co/1S8ffOFwh6
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