Fargo Police: Cooperation with The Arbors community lead to arrest

FARGO, N.D. (KVRR) – Fargo Police have arrested J’Veonte Logan in relation to the shooting death of Zion Brooks, which occurred at The Arbors apartment complex in Fargo Monday.

Police arrested Logan, who also goes by Amire Logan during a traffic stop on the 12th Ave. N bridge in Fargo on Wednesday.

“Written and carried out multiple search warrants, processed multiple pieces of evidence, and followed up on multiple leads which eventually lead to the development of probable cause, and ultimately the arrest of a suspect in this case.”

Ahlfeldt said that the arrest was carried out very publicly, and that the police chose to stop Logan on the bridge because it limited his ability to run.

“That was a strategic place where we could stop that vehicle to limit the areas someone would be able to run or flee.”

Police said they served three warrants, two in Fargo and one in Moorhead, which led to the discovery of four firearms, one of which matched the caliber of the gun used in the murder. Another gun was found to be stolen, and another had been illegally modified.

Logan remains in Cass County Jail.

Zion Brooks was a resident at The Arbors, who had moved to Fargo from Georgia. According to Ahlfeldt and Chief Dave Zibolski, he had been working to improve his community.

“Really just a good community member who was working with everyone else to try to keep that area safe. So it’s really a shame that this happened to him.”

Zibolski says that the work done to increase police presence and improve relationships with people living at The Arbors was important to this investigation.

“We have a lot of cooperation in The Arbors itself, and it’s those types of relationships that also help us quickly identify who may or may not be involved, and provide us with significant investigative leads.”

Ahlfeldt said that he believes this arrest would not have been possible without the cooperation they received from the community.

“I don’t believe we would have received the same cooperation within The Arbors three years ago that we did today.”

Police say this is still an ongoing investigation.