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Moorhead Police ask for help after weekend ‘shots fired’ call

The suspect vehicle has been identified as a gray Nissan Altima with North Dakota plates.

March 13, 2023

Alison Voorhees,

MOORHEAD, Minn. (KVRR) — Moorhead Police are looking for help after a weekend call about shots fired. Shortly before 2 a.m. Saturday morning, officers were dispatched to multiple shots fired in the 1500 block of 11th Street North. Witnesses say someone in a vehicle started firing a gun out the window as they were driving away. Officers found over twenty…

Gun Accidentally Discharged in Scheels Parking Lot

Grand Forks police say it happened around 2:00 Sunday afternoon

November 22, 2020

Alison Voorhees,

GRAND FORKS, N.D. — Police respond to the Scheels parking lot in Grand Forks after a man accidentally fired a handgun. It happened around 2:00 this afternoon. The man told police he was showing his friend his 9 mm handgun when he pulled the trigger, He says he thought he had unloaded it. The bullet hit the pavement. No one…

Man Faces Charges After Anti-Mask Tirade At Minnesota Bar

Police say the man told a bouncer he would "put a bullet through his head" & threatened him with a street sign

August 26, 2020

KVRR Staff,

MANKATO, Minn. — A Twin Cities real estate agent faces charges after getting kicked out of a Mankato bar for refusing to wear a mask. 21-year-old Samuel Wocelka of Prior Lake is charged with felony threats of violence, assault and disorderly conduct. Police say Wocelka was thrown out of 507 Saturday night. He told a bouncer he would “put a…

Man Accidentally Fires Gun in Grand Forks, Injures One

Police are continuing to investigate the incident.

March 12, 2020

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GRAND FORKS, N.D.–A man was injured after a handgun was unintentionally discharged in Grand Forks. The Grand Forks Police Department responded to the 1600 block of 12th Avenue at approximately 7:45 p.m. for reports of a discharge of a firearm within city limits. Officers learned that the gun was accidentally discharged while the operator was disassembling it. The bullet struck…

Man Calls 911 After He Finds Bullet On Floor Of His Apartment

The gun owner, apparently frightened when his pistol went off, fled before police arrived but later showed up at the police station to report it

September 12, 2018

TJ Nelson,

MOORHEAD, Minn. — No one was hurt after a gun accidentally fired sending a bullet through an apartment wall. Police responded to a 911 call around 10 o’clock Tuesday night in the 3000 block of 18th Street South in Moorhead. The man who made the call found a bullet from a .50 caliber pistol on his floor. The gun owner, apparently…

Halstad Woman Makes Plea in Fatal YouTube Stunt

The plea agreement calls for her to serve six months in jail and 10 years' supervised probation

December 19, 2017

TJ Nelson,

HALSTAD, Minn. — A Halstad, Minnesota woman has pleaded guilty to fatally shooting her boyfriend in a videotaped stunt they planned to post on YouTube. Monalisa Perez, 20, pleaded guilty last week to second-degree manslaughter in the June death of 22-year-old Pedro Ruiz III. Court records say Perez told investigators that Ruiz wanted to make a video of her shooting…

Police Locate Person of Interest in Fergus Falls Shooting

Names haven't been released as police continue to investigate what happened

November 22, 2017

TJ Nelson,

FERGUS FALLS, Minn. — Police have found a man they consider a person of interest in a disturbance and shooting at a downtown Fergus Falls apartment early Tuesday. He was found walking along the road near the Grant-Otter Tail County line with blood on his clothes. He was taken to the hospital in Elbow Lake for treatment of a…

Update: Bullet the Cat Headed to Foster Home

Two weeks ago we told you that Cat's Cradle shelter has a cat in its care that had bullet wounds in him

April 19, 2017

Site Staff,

FARGO, N.D. — Bullet the cat is getting ready to go into a foster home. Two weeks ago we told you that Cat’s Cradle shelter has a cat in its care that had bullet wounds in him. Since then, the shelter has also taken in another cat that has BB gun wounds. The executive director says the donations for the…

Update: Cat Found With Bullet Wounds In Surgery

The cat, whose name is now Bullet, was rescued from Frazee.

April 6, 2017

Site Staff,

UPDATE- Bullet, the cat found with multiple gunshot wounds is in surgery. Cat’s Cradle Executive Director, Gail Adams-Ventzke, is with Bullet at the vet. She tells KVRR that he will likely make a full recovery. The surgery is to repair some broken bones. Adams-Ventzke confirmed the cat suffered multiple gun shot wounds. He will stay at the veterinary hospital until…