Mendota Heights Murder Victim's Car Found In Washington County: Police

MENDOTA HEIGHTS, MN — It's day three for a manhunt that has a small community in the south metro shaken. The Dakota County Sheriff's Office reports that the car belonging to Mendota Heights murder victim Beverly Cory, 47, was located at the Washington County fairgrounds in Lake Elmo late Sunday afternoon.

Authorities received witness reports that the suspect in the homicide, Lucifer Nguyen, was seen in that area at about 4 p.m. Saturday. Nguyen was last seen in Stillwater, police told KARE 11.

Nguyen has been charged with murder, kidnapping, burglary, and aggravated robbery, Dakota County Attorney James Backstrom announced Monday.

Nguyen's whereabouts is currently unknown, authorities said in a news release Monday, but they say intelligence indicates that he may still be in the Twin Cities metro area. Police said he may be on foot, asking people for rides or taking public transportation. Nguyen is considered armed and dangerous, according to authorities.

Also read: Mendota Heights Murder: Lucifer Nguyen Charged

Police began looking for Nguyen after a 47-year-old woman was killed in Mendota Heights Saturday. The victim has been identified as Beverly Cory. There is no known previous connection between her and the suspect, according to police.

The Mendota Heights Police Department said that while they "didn't know the victim," they have spoken to Cory's family and friends. "If she was half as amazing, caring, and resilient as they are, the world lost an amazing soul," the department said. (For more local news, click here to sign up for real-time news alerts and newsletters from Minnesota Patch, click here to find your local Minnesota Patch . Also, follow us on Facebook , and if you have an iPhone, click here to get the free Patch iPhone app.)

If you have any information regarding the suspect, you are asked to call the Dakota County Sheriff's office at (651) 322-2323.

Read previous coverage on this case: Mendota Heights Homicide Suspect Identified

Investigators from the Dakota County Sheriff’s Office, Mendota Heights Police Department, Washington County Sheriff’s Office, Minnesota Bureau of Criminal Apprehension, and the U.S. Marshal’s Office continue to work leads.

Images via Dakota County Sheriff's Office