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Minnesota Hometown Mourns Officer Jake Wallin

Officer Jake Wallin's hometown is mourning his tragic death this morning while also celebrating a life dedicated to service

  ST. MICHAEL, Minn. (KVRR/KMSP) – Officer Jake Wallin’s hometown is mourning his tragic death this morning while also celebrating a life dedicated to service. Wallin died in a shooting in Fargo on Friday. Jake Wallin graduated from St. Michael-Albertville High School in 2018. He played football in school. St. Michael Mayor Keith Wettschreck says people are stepping up to…

FPD identifies those involved in Friday afternoon’s deadly shooting

FARGO, N.D. (KVRR) — Fargo Police identifies those involved from a south Fargo shooting Friday afternoon, including the officer and suspect, both of whom killed. FPD officer Jake Wallin, of St. Michael, Minnesota, was killed in the shooting. He was 23-years-old and officially became an officer in April. The suspect is identified as Mohamad Barakat, 37, of Fargo. Police say…

Shooting suspect’s apartment evacuated, searched late Friday into early Saturday

FARGO, N.D. (KVRR/KFGO) – A south Fargo apartment building was evacuated Friday and multiple law enforcement agencies including U.S. Marshals, the FBI, and the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, and Firearms (ATF) were on hand to search a rental unit on the building’s third floor believed to have been the suspect’s in a shooting that left one officer dead and two…

Fargo Police officer and suspect dead in Friday shooting

FARGO, N.D. (KVRR) — FPD confirm two deaths, including one officer and the suspect during a shooting in south Fargo. It happened after a crash on 25th St. S and near 9th Ave. S. Witnesses say they’ve heard many loud pops and bangs, which could have been from an automatic weapon. Police say two officers are in critical condition and…

Fargo Police say they arrest 4 during search warrant related to July 6 shooting

FARGO, N.D. (KVRR/KFGO) — Fargo Police say they arrest four people this morning while executing a knock-and-announce search warrant in south Fargo. The Red River SWAT team and Metro Street Crimes Unit conducted the warrant just after 6 a.m. at an apartment in the 2700 block of 32nd avenue south in Fargo. Tavon Baskin, 18, Jaymon Hurd-Moore, 20, and Mario…

Man Wanted After Stabbing Incident Along 13th Avenue in Fargo is Arrested

FARGO, N.D. (KVRR/KFGO) — With the help of tips from the public, Fargo police arrested a suspect wanted Tuesday night for aggravated assault. 42-year-old Willshaun Boxley was taken into custody late Tuesday night. He was wanted for a stabbing that left one person in the hospital with serious injuries. Police were called to the 1300 block of 32nd Street South…