which hit Kahl in the head, killing him instantly. Hall and Fitzpatrick, hearing the gunfire, fired several shotgun blasts inside the house, accidentally striking Matthews in the torso with buckshot. Matthews managed to get to a police cruiser before he collapsed, and he gasped his last words, “I got him", After Matthews stumbled out of the house, a SWAT team, unaware that Kahl was dead, began firing thousands of rounds at the house, eventually setting it ablaze by pouring diesel fuel down the house's chimney. Kahl's burned remains were found the following day. Matthews, critically wounded by the bullet fired from Kahl's Mini-14, was taken to the hospital but died on an operating table. Aftermath Edwin C. Udey, Arthur H. Russell, Leonard Ginter, and Norma Ginter were all indicted for harboring and concealing a fugitive, and they were also indicted for conspiracy to do the same. They were convicted of all of the charges. The convictions were upheld on appeal. Leonard was convicted and sentenced to a federal prison, while Norma's sentence was suspended. Leonard was released in February 1987. Leonard and Norma Ginter were each additionally charged with the capital murder of Sheriff Gene Matthews in relation to the federal harboring trial in state court. The capital murder charge was later dropped. Yorie Von Kahl and Scott Faul received prison sentences on charges in connection with the Medina shootout. Joan Kahl was acquitted. Yorie Von Kahl is serving a life sentence at the Federal Correctional Institution at Pekin, Illinois. Scott Faul is serving a life sentence at the Federal Correctional Institution at Sandstone, Minnesota. Personal life On January 6, 1945, Kahl married Joan Miriam Seil (January 1, 1927 – January 23, 2020), having two sons, four daughters, 11 grandchildren; 17 great-grandchildren and 4 great-great-grandchildren. They made their home on a farm which was located southwest of Heaton and for a number of years they spent their winter months in Texas and California. Following Gordon’s death in 1983, Joan made her home in Fessenden, North Dakota where she lived until she moved to Carrington, North Dakota in 2015. Joan passed away on January 23, 2020, at the age of 93. One of their daughters, Lonnie Jo Kahl (June 7, 1958 – February 16, 2008), died on February 16, 2008, at the age of 49, of cancer. One of their sons, Frederick Von Kahl (October 11, 1960 – May 31, 2017),