UPDATE: Authorities Arrest Suspect Involved in Bemidji Shooting

The man is considered armed and dangerous.

UPDATE: The Bemidji Police Department reports that 18-year-old Antonio Parkhurst was arrested in connection with the shooting of a 20-year-old man.

Authorities credit the tips and assistance from the public for helping catch Parkhurst.

 

BEMIDJI, Minn.–Authorities in northern Minnesota are searching for a suspect in a fatal shooting.

Beltrami County sheriff’s dispatchers got a call about a man who had been shot outside a residence Monday night. Police officers and sheriff’s deputies arrived and found the body of a 20-year-old man.

The victim was found minutes after police were called to Sanford Hospital on a report of a 17-year-old male with a gunshot wound. His condition has not been released.

Police are looking for a known suspect, an 18-year-old Bemidji man who is considered armed and dangerous.

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