OWATONNA, Minn. – The mother of a slain 21-year-old Elysian woman asked anyone with information about what happened to contact Owatonna police. Sabrina Schnoor urged people to respect the privacy of her daughter Stacia and the family. “Allow investigators to do their job,” she said. Stacia Schnoor, mother of a young son, was found shot in the head under a highway overpass in Owatonna. Those wishing to show respect, she said, should perhaps go to where Stacia was found. “Clean that ugly place up and leave something beautiful for her. This was the last thing she saw. Remove the ugly there and make it beautiful for her.”
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Mother: “Sabrina was a beautiful young lady. Her heart was amazing. She had a pure soul and innocence that made her see only the good and best in people. She would quickly put herself out just to help anyone. She couldn’t stand to see anyone hurt. She loved her son so very much. He filled her heart with joy. He was on her mind at all times. The whole world is now a darker, sadder place without her.”
Stacia Schnoor. In a family photograph.