Deborah Joy Voigt

On December 16, 2025, Edina Police Officers were dispatched to a known residence located in Edina, Hennepin County, Minnesota, on a welfare check. Officers were informed that the residents had been drinking and had a gun. Upon arrival, officers encountered DEBORAH JOY VOIGT, the defendant herein. Officers observed that the defendant was intoxicated. The defendant informed officers that she had fired a handgun, within the home, the night before. She told officers that she was handling the firearm and that she was not a “gun person” and the gun went off while she was handling it.

The defendant stated that she was “still intoxicated” at the time she was speaking to the officers. Officers located what appeared to be three bullet holes in the ceiling and wall of the home. Officers located the firearm in the home. The defendant is not currently in custody.