ST. PAUL (KVRR) — Minnesota BCA identifies the law enforcement officers who used force last week while trying to arrest a man in Fargo on numerous warrants. They say North Dakota BCI agent Scott Voeltz fired his handgun at 29-year-old suspect Tyler Merritt of Fargo. The bullet went through his jacket but didn’t cause any injuries. The shot was fired…
FARGO, N.D. (KVRR) — Fargo Police say a North Dakota BCI agent fired a gun during the Cass County Drug Task Force arrest of an individual with a felony warrant. It happened just before 1 p.m. in the 1400 block of 10th Avenue South in Fargo. They say there were no serious injuries as a result of this incident. The…
Mohamad BarakatBISMARCK, N.D. (KVRR) — North Dakota Attorney General Drew Wrigley announces the investigation into the Fargo police officer involved shooting last July is now closed. Wrigley also says a copy of the report and videos associated with the investigation are available from North Dakota BCI and Fargo Police Department. KVRR Local News has submitted a request for copies of…
BISMARCK, N.D. (KVRR) — A 17-year-old male is dead after an officer-involved shooting in the Kirkwood Mall parking lot in Bismarck. Three Bismarck police officers were involved, and they were not hurt. They responded just after midnight on multiple reports of people hearing gunfire and determined a shooting took place around Everspring Hotel. The suspect, 17-year-old Nicholas Bruington of Bismarck,…
Ray HolmbergFARGO (KVRR) – Court documents say federal prosecutors intend to call a forensic computer expert with the North Dakota Bureau of Criminal Investigation during the trial of former state Sen. Ray Holmberg. Holmberg is accused of repeatedly traveling to Prague in the Czech Republic between 2011 and 2016 for the purpose of engaging in commercial sex acts with a…
UPDATE: The Silver Alert issued by NDHP and NDBCI on July 23rd has been canceled. Rory Rupp has been safely located in Valley City. VALLEY CITY, N.D. (KVRR) — Police in Valley City are looking for a man who walked away from the Sheyenne Saint Raphael Care facility around 5 a.m. A Silver Alert was issued for 56-year-old Rory Rupp…
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…
BISMARCK, N.D. (KVRR/KFGO) — A Bismarck police officer is placed on administrative leave and being investigated for possible excessive use of force while taking a man into custody Thursday. According to police, the officer responded to the area of 24th Street and East Main Avenue shortly before 8 p.m. for a 63-year-old man standing in the middle of the street….
CARRINGTON, N.D. (KVRR) — A woman running an unlicensed daycare in Carrington, North Dakota is arrested for the murder of an infant and the abuse of another child. On September 26, 2022, first responders were called to Patricia Wick’s house for an unresponsive 5-month old baby. The baby was air flighted to Sanford Hospital in Fargo and later died as…
MAYVILLE, N.D. (KVRR-KFGO) – A rural Mayville man who shot and killed himself last week was under investigation for child pornography. A search warrant application from the North Dakota Bureau of Criminal Investigation filed in Traill County District Court says 23 uploaded files containing child pornography were traced to the cell phone of 59-year-old Steve Volla. Photos and videos were…
