Police Say Minn. Man Accused of Murdering Woman Thought He Was Targeting His Ex-Girlfriend 

A Minnesota man is charged with murder after allegedly shooting a woman at a resort in what seems to be a case of mistaken identity, say authorities.

On Thursday, just after 11 p.m., deputies responded to a call about shots fired near the Cozy Bay Resort on Lake Edward in Nisswa, the Crow Wing County Sheriff's Office says in a release.

Deputies found Cameron Jay Moser, 29, of Brainerd, "armed with a rifle and a handgun," the release says.

For nearly two hours, deputies negotiated with Moser, "eventually convincing him to put down his weapons in a safe location," the release says.

Moser was arrested and taken into custody.

While searching the property where the shooting had been reported, the Crow Wing County Tactical Response Team located the body of a woman identified as Bethany Ann Bernatsky, 46, of Nisswa, the release says.

Her body was found in the hallway of one of the resort cabins, according to the criminal complaint, obtained by the Minneapolis Star Tribune.

She had been shot multiple times and was dead at the scene, according to the release.

On Tuesday, Crow Wing County Sheriff Scott Goddard said "one of the scenarios that we are working on" is that Moser actually intended to shoot the 26-year-old daughter of the former owner of the resort, the Star Tribune reports.

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The week before the shooting, Bret Jevning said Moser had come to the RV park he owns across the street from the resort, looking for his daughter.

Moser didn't like that she had overcome her drug abuse through counseling, and "he was taunting her by using [drugs] himself," Jevning said. "He was angry because we weren't giving him access to my daughter."

On the night of the shooting, Moser was "mistaking (the victim) for my daughter," Jevning told the Star Tribune.

Bernatsky and Moser's ex-girlfriend looked alike, according to her brother. "They have the same body structure, height and hair color," Bernatsky's brother, Ben Bernatsky, told the Star Tribune, alleging that he "killed the wrong person."

A renowned former horse trainer, Bernatsky grew up in the Brainerd Lakes area and had just moved back from Vermont for the winter, her brother told the Star Tribune.

"She was a savant in the horse world," her brother said.

Moser has since been charged with second-degree intentional murder.

He remains held on $1 million bail. He is scheduled to appear in court on Oct. 20.

It is unclear whether he has retained an attorney who can speak on his behalf.

The Sheriff's Office did not immediately respond to PEOPLE's request for comment, and a representative from the Crow Wing County District Court did not immediately return PEOPLE's call for information.

As Moser awaits his next court date, Bernatsky's family and friends are mourning her loss.

"Bethany believed that each and every person had value and treated them accordingly," a friend of hers wrote on Facebook. "She made people feel they were loved and important, especially the broken that needed it the most. ... May her legacy stay alive by making the world a better place through each of us helping others understand their value and importance in this life."