Fergus Falls man charged in murder of St. Paul woman

ST. PAUL, Minn. (KFGO) – A Fergus Falls man has been charged in the weekend shooting death of a woman in St. Paul.

44-year-old Matthew Ecker is accused in the death of 32-year-old Alexandra Pennig.

The criminal complaint says Ecker reported the death as a suicide, but investigators determined that Pennig did not shoot herself.

Ecker is a family nurse practitioner at Lake Region Healthcare in Fergus Falls.

Updated Dec. 30, 2022. It was incorrectly previously reported that Ecker told police that while he’s married, he was in an open relationship with Pennig that his wife was aware of. The police report indicates that Pennig was aware Ecker was married with 4 children, not that Ecker’s wife was aware that Ecker was in an open relationship with Pennig.