FARGO (KVRR-KFGO) – Fargo Police personnel spent about an hour Monday morning collecting items on the boulevard along 25th Street South where the July 14 shooting took place and had become a makeshift memorial to fallen Officer Jake Wallin. Officers and staff packed up the handcrafted memorabilia, law enforcement patches, flowers, signs, and hundreds of flags well-wishers and mourners have…
FARGO, N.D. (KVRR) — Attorney General Merrick Garland came to Fargo to meet with federal, state, and local law enforcement in the wake of the deadly July 14th police-involved shooting. Officer Jake Wallin was killed in the ambush attack. Officers Andrew Dotas and Tyler Hawes are still recovering after being hospitalized for weeks. Officer Zach Robinson shot and killed the…
FARGO, N.D. (KVRR) — Dramatic video of a shooting ambush last month in Fargo that left one police officer dead and injured two others and a bystander has been released. Some viewers may find the video disturbing. Here is footage from Fargo police officer Zach Robinson’s body cam of last month’s shooting ambush in south Fargo. Robinson repeatedly gave orders…
FARGO, ND (KVRR) – The Fargo Police Dept. welcomed in their newest crop of officers. The first group since the fatal shooting of Officer Jake Wallin in July. Chief David Zibolski has met with the families, learning about these new recruits and their backgrounds as they join the community. “They’re sharing their son or daughter with our department, our profession,…
FARGO, N.D. (KVRR/KFGO) — One man is arrested and another is wanted for an early morning robbery last week in Fargo. Police say 37-year-old Cody Littleghost was arrested August 2nd. They are still looking for 31-year-old Julian Pickett of Moorhead. Littleghost is charged with robbery, theft, and criminal mischief. Police say the victim in the case met the men at…
FARGO, N.D. (KVRR) — The man who killed a Fargo officer and wounded two others had another run-in with authorities during an apartment fire in September 2022. Fire crews spotted numerous weapons and propane tanks. He was interviewed by police even though Chief Zibolski says prior contact was “not anything significant”. Mohamad Barakat admitted to owning ten guns, 6,000…
Mohamad BarakatFARGO – The gunman who last month killed a Fargo police officer and wounded two others and a civilian reportedly admitted owning nearly a dozen guns and thousands of rounds of ammunition in a 2022 police interview following a kitchen fire at his home. Firefighters notified police after seeing guns, ammunition and propane tanks in Mohamad Barakat’s apartment, according…
FARGO, N.D. (KVRR) — Suite Shots is showing their support for Fargo police and those affected by the tragedy two weeks ago with its Swing Fore Support event. 50% of gameplay all day is going straight to the Leadership Care Fund. The funds will help officers through medical emergencies and life-changing events. Organizers say they don’t have a set goal,…
FARGO, N.D. (KVRR) — Sweet success for a young girl’s bake sale in honor of her mom. Nine-year-old Kate Dye had been wanting to have a bake sale and when her mom got sick earlier this month, she decided it was time to act. Unfortunately, her mom Stephanie died on Sunday. Friends, family and others in the community stepped up…
FARGO, ND (KVRR) – Thousand of people gathered at Scheels Arena in Fargo to honor fallen Fargo Police Officer Jake Wallin, including members of his family. “We can’t fix character. If it’s not already steadfastly in the person. And Jake had impeccable character.” said Fargo Police Chief David Zibolski. Making statements during the ceremony were Officers Dotas and Hawes, who…
