Authorities put out alert for wife accused of gunning down husband in southern Minn.

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By Barry Amundson

March 26, 2018 at 4:32 PM

BLOOMING PRAIRIE, Minn. -- Law officers are still looking for a wife who is thought to have gunned down her husband in rural Dodge County in far southeast Minnesota on Friday, March 23.

The Blooming Prairie woman is believed to be armed and dangerous.

She is Lois Ann Riess, who is 56 years old, 5-foot-5, 165 pounds with brown eyes and light blonde hair.

She is likely driving a white, 2005 Cadillac Escalade with Minnesota license plate 864-LAE.

Authorities urge anyone with information on her to not approach her, but call 911.

She has been known to frequent casinos.

According to the Dodge County sheriff鈥檚 department, the Southern Minnesota Regional Medical Examiner鈥檚 Office identified her husband, David Riess, 54, as the victim of a homicide that took place in rural Dodge County. Riess died as a result of multiple gunshot wounds, said the examiner.

The Dodge County sheriff鈥檚 department is conducting the investigation with assistance from the Minnesota Bureau of Criminal Apprehension.

By Barry Amundson

Amundson has more than 50 years experience as a journalist. He started as a sport reporter in Minnesota and spent the final 15 years of his full-time professional career for Forum News Service and The Forum of Fargo-Moorhead. Prior to retiring, Amundson was the city and night reporter for The Forum.

After retiring, he moved to the Sioux Falls, S.D., area, where he now writes on a freelance basis for Sioux Falls Live.

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Authorities put out alert for wife accused of gunning down husband in southern Minn.