FARGO, N.D. (KVRR) — A month and a half after it happened, we are about to learn new information about an officer involved shooting in Mapleton. Cass County Sheriff’s Office has scheduled a press conference at 9 Monday morning at the Fargo Police Department. The agencies will be joined by North Dakota BCI and North Dakota office of the Attorney…
GRAND FORKS, N.D. (KVRR) — Grand Forks County State’s Attorney says the officer involved shooting of Joseph Espinoza last month was justified. He crashed a stolen vehicle before breaking into a house and assaulting the homeowners. Espinoza was shot in the leg after refusing to drop his weapon. Corporal Brandon Rakoczy and Deputy Dustin Wadholm were placed on standard leave…
MAHNOMEN CO., Minn. (KVRR) — Names are released in a chase and officer involved shooting in Mahnomen County on Sunday. Minnesota BCA says 20-year-old Shequoya Basswood of Mahnomen is being treated for gunshot injuries at Sanford in Fargo. The deputy who shot her is Dakota Czerny who has been with Mahnomen County Sheriff’s Office for one year. He is on…
GRAND FORKS, N.D. (KVRR) — Grand Forks County Sheriff’s office has released the identities of those involved in a shooting Sunday morning. Joseph Espinoza was shot by deputies after refusing to drop a gun. They say Espinoza crashed after speeding in a stolen vehicle in the 800 block of County Highway 81. He fled on foot and broke into a…
Officer Andrew Werk / Moorhead Police DepartmentST. PAUL, Minn. — Minnesota BCA identifies the officer and suspect in an officer-involved shooting on the 4th of July in Moorhead. They are investigating Officer Andrew Werk’s use of force for firing his gun while on a foot chase with 23-year old Isiah Hopkins of Moorhead. Hopkins remains in the Clay County Jail…
MINNEAPOLIS – An officer in Olivia, Minnesota shot and killed a person the police department said was armed during an “altercation” in an alley early Sunday morning. According to the department, the “armed individual” confronted the officer. The person was taken to a nearby hospital but died there. The department did not identify the officer or the person who was…
BURNSVILLE, Minn. — (FOX 9) Investigators say a carjacking suspect, who fired shots at officers, was shot and killed by police on Sunday during an incident on Highway 13. According to police, the man in his 20s, who has not yet been identified, was reportedly driving a vehicle with stolen plates when he was involved in a crash. Shortly after,…
Brooklyn Center, Minn. – A man died yesterday after an encounter with police in Brooklyn Center. Police say during a traffic stop the man was determined to have an outstanding warrant and officers tried to take him into custody. As he tried to get back into his vehicle an officer fired his gun, striking the man identified by his mother…
WADENA COUNTY, Minn. (KVRR) — Two people are dead after an attempted traffic stop late Saturday evening in Wadena County. Around 8:48 Saturday night a Wadena County deputy attempted to stop a car for a traffic offence when the driver fled the scene. “We were driving home from Bemidji and we saw cars stopped on the road and we thought…
WADENA COUNTY, Mn — Two officers were shot, one is hospitalized after a traffic stop turned into a shootout over night. Deputies attempted to stop a vehicle around 9:00 p.m. Saturday night. The vehicle stopped near 205th Avenue and 270th Street in North Germany Township. A struggle ensued between the deputy and the motorist. A second motorist then arrived on…
