KARLEE KOSWICK

Officer Dotas Returns To Work 19 Months After Being Ambushed in South Fargo

FARGO, N.D. (KVRR/KFGO) — Fargo Police officer Andrew Dotas is back on the force. Dotas and two other officers were ambushed by a gunman on 25th Street South in July 2023. Officer Tyler Hawes and bystander Karlee Koswick were also wounded. Hawes returned to the force last week. Officer Jake Wallin was killed in the ambush. Dotas credits firefighters, who…

Fargo Police honor heroes on anniversary of shooting

FARGO, N.D. (KVRR) – Here at Fargo City Hall members of the Fargo Police Department, Fargo Fire Department and the community at large gathered to remember the life of Jake Wallin. It has been one year since Fargo Police Officer Jake Wallin lost his life in an ambush.  Two other officers, Tyler Hawes and Andrew Dotas were also injured, along…

Man who shot Fargo officers searched internet for ‘kill fast’ and for crowded area events, AG says

Mohamad BarakatFARGO, N.D. (AP) — The man who shot three Fargo police officers and a civilian, killing one of the officers before an officer killed him, searched the internet for terms including “explosive ammo” and “kill fast,” as well as for what crowded area events might be happening, authorities said Friday. Mohamad Barakat also used a “binary trigger” that allowed…

Businesses step up to help those affected in officer-involved shooting

FARGO, N.D. (KVRR) — The F-M community is stepping up in a number of ways to help those involved in last week’s south Fargo shooting. You can support Officers’ Andrew Dotas and Tyler Hawes, the Wallin family and 25-year-old Karlee Koswick by going to any Bell Bank to donate through the Leadership Care Fund. “We know that the community understands…