Two deaths in Mounds View are being investigated as a murder-suicide, police said Tuesday as they identified the people involved.

Aaron Winfield Johnson, 48, of Minneapolis, died from multiple gunshot wounds on Sunday and the Ramsey County Medical Examiner’s Office ruled his death a homicide. Robert Eugene Bostic, 50, died of a single gunshot wound and the medical examiner’s office said his death was a suicide.

The men have been described as acquaintances, according to police.

Police were called just before 8 p.m. Sunday to check a person’s well-being in the 5200 block of Greenwood Drive, which was Bostic’s home.

Officers could see a person inside the residence “lying on the floor with signs of trauma” and forced the door open to check on the people inside, according to a previous statement from Mounds View police. They found the two men deceased inside the home, along with a handgun.

Mounds View police and the Minnesota Bureau of Criminal Apprehension are investigating.

— Mara H. Gottfried

Remodeled Cub Foods store reopening today

Cub Foods is opening a new and improved grocery store this week in Burnsville.

Cub and Cub Wine & Spirits will celebrate the grand opening of its newly redeveloped Burnsville facility at 1750 County Road 42 W., according to a news release.

The new store will feature a broader produce section, more grab-and-go meals, a new pharmacy, a revamped health and beauty department and a drive-thru online order pickup lane, according to the release.

The original storefront on County Road 42 was demolished last year to make room for a new store and additional retail.

Now you’ll find a Best Buy next door to the grocer at 1600 County Road 42 W., as it relocated from 14141 Aldrich Ave. earlier this year. The former Best Buy site is now home to a Bob’s Discount Furniture Showroom.

A ribbon-cutting event for the new grocery store with product sampling, giveaways and remarks from Burnsville Mayor Elizabeth Kautz starts at 4 p.m. Wednesday.

The grand opening celebration, which starts at 8 a.m. Thursday, will feature performances from the Burnsville Dance Team, the University of Minnesota Dance Team and Marching Band and an appearance from Goldy Gopher. The Oscar Mayer Wienermobile will also be on site starting at 9 a.m. Thursday.

Cub has another location in Burnsville at 300 E. Travelers Trail that opened in 2005 and was remodeled in 2021.

— Mars King

District court peers elect new chief judge

Fellow judges have elected Judge Christopher Jon Lehmann to serve as chief judge of Minnesota’s First Judicial District for a two-year term, the Min

nesota Judicial Branch announced on Monday.

Lehmann, who currently is assistant chief judge of the district, will begin serving as chief judge on July 1. Judge Charles Webber was elected to serve as assistant chief judge, also beginning July 1.

Minnesota’s First Judicial District consists of Carver, Dakota, Goodhue, Le Sueur, McLeod, Scott and Sibley counties.

Lehmann joined the bench in October 2014 and is chambered in Dakota County. Before he became a judge, he was a partner and associate at Grannis & Lehmann P.A. in South St. Paul, an assistant public defender in the First Judicial District, an assistant city attorney for the city of St. Paul, and an associate at Grannis & Grannis P.A. He received his J.D., cum laude, from William Mitchell College of Law, and a B.A. in Business Administration and Political Science, magna cum laude, from Concordia College.

“I’m honored to be elected Chief Judge of the First District, and I want to thank my colleagues for their trust and support,” he said in the press release. “The First District has a strong tradition of thoughtful, steady leadership, and I’m committed to carrying that forward.”

Webber, who was appointed to the district as a judge in May 2021, is chambered in the Scott County Justice Center in Shakopee.

— Kristi Miller