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Moorhead Teen Killed in Accidental Shooting Friday, Witness Talks About What He Saw

June 26, 2023

KVRR Staff,

MOORHEAD, Minn. (KVRR) — Moorhead Police reveal the name of the 13-year-old that died from a gunshot wound on Friday night off of 19th street south. Police say the shooting that killed Zain Mezher was accidental. They say a group of kids had gotten a handgun and were handling it near some trees when it went off and hit the…

Clay County’s Top Prosecutor Is Being Deployed For Second Time Since 2006

Brian Melton is a colonel in the Minnesota National Guard

June 7, 2018

TJ Nelson,

MOORHEAD, Minn. — Clay County Attorney Brian Melton is being deployed to Kuwait. He says part of the mission involves administering intelligence information. Melton is a colonel in the Minnesota National Guard. He will be away for about a year, beginning in late September or early October. It’ll be the second time he’s been deployed since he was first elected…