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Minneapolis Police: Shooting at City Hall After Man Attempts Suicide

The incident happened last night in an interview room at the Minneapolis Police Department

  MINNEAPOLIS — The head of the Minneapolis police union says officers were “heroic” in shooting a man who was slitting his own throat at City Hall. The incident happened last night in an interview room at the Minneapolis Police Department. Union president Bob Kroll says video of the incident will show the officers tried to deescalate the situation, then…

Minneapolis Police Investigating Officer-Involved Shooting at City Hall

Officers responded to City Hall on an "officer needs help" call

MINNEAPOLIS — Minneapolis police officers have been involved in a shooting inside the department’s investigative unit at City Hall. The shooting happened just before 5 p.m. inside Room 108, which is home to multiple Minneapolis Police Department investigative units. Officers responded to City Hall on an “officer needs help” call. “A person investigators were interviewing was left alone in an…

Woman Accidentally Shoots Herself with 9mm Handgun in Richland County

The accidental shooting happened at a residence in Hankinson

  HANKINSON, ND — A woman is being treated after accidentally shooting herself in the leg. The Richland County Sheriff’s Office was called to St. Francis Hospital in Breckenridge after Sara Kiner arrived last night. The 28-year-old told authorities that she was handling a 9mm handgun when it went off and struck her in the leg. The accidental shooting happened…

Hennepin County: No Charges in Officer Involved Shooting Death of Unarmed Woman

In the video, Freeman blames investigators for not doing their jobs

  HENNEPIN COUNTY, Minn. — Hennepin County Attorney Mike Freeman says he doesn’t have enough evidence to charge anyone in the fatal officer-involved shooting of Justine Damond. That’s what he told an activist group on Wednesday night. The group recorded the conversation and posted it on Facebook. In the video, Freeman blames investigators for not doing their jobs. In July,…

Fergus Falls Attorney Couple Dies in Apparent Murder-Suicide

They are 41-year-old Ryan Cheshire and his ex-wife, 41-year-old Sarah Cheshire

FERGUS FALLS, Minn. — Fergus Falls Police have released the names of the two people found dead of an apparent murder suicide Wednesday night. They are 41-year-old Ryan Cheshire and his ex-wife, 41-year-old Sarah Cheshire. Fergus Falls Police say their initial investigation states Ryan first shot Sarah before turning the gun on himself. Ryan was the assistant district attorney for…

Fergus Falls Police Release Names Involved in Murder-Suicide

Police say they responded to a call for help from a friend of Sarah Cheshire's of a person not breathing

  FERGUS FALLS, Minn. — The Fergus Falls Police Department has released the names of the two people involved in what they are calling a murder-suicide at an apartment building Wednesday night. They say 41-year-old Ryan Cheshire shot and killed his ex-wife, 41-year-old Sarah Cheshire, before turning the gun on himself. The shooting happened at at 1447 Patterson Loop. Police…

Teen Girl Suspended After Alleged Shooting Threats at New Salem-Almont High School

Students were removed from the building and the school was searched but no weapons were found

  NEW SALEM, ND — A 13-year-old female student is accused of making two shooting threats at the high school in New Salem. The sheriff in Morton County says the teen has been cited for terrorizing and has been suspended from New Salem-Almont High School. Authorities say the latest threat came Tuesday afternoon when a message of a school shooting…

Police Locate Person of Interest in Fergus Falls Shooting

Names haven't been released as police continue to investigate what happened

  FERGUS FALLS, Minn. — Police have found a man they consider a person of interest in a disturbance and shooting at a downtown Fergus Falls apartment early Tuesday. He was found walking along the road near the Grant-Otter Tail County line with blood on his clothes. He was taken to the hospital in Elbow Lake for treatment of a…

Fergus Falls Police Investigate Shooting

Police responded to a disturbance call in the 100 block of South Union around 4:00 a.m. Tuesday morning.

Fergus Falls, MN — One man is hospitalized after an early morning shooting in Fergus Falls. Police responded to a disturbance callĀ in the 100 block of South Union around 4:00 a.m. Tuesday morning. The caller said they heard a disturbance at a neighbor’s apartment followed by possible gunshots. Officers found a victim of a gunshot wound at the local hospital….

Details Released Behind Shooting of Toddler in Otter Tail County

She is in stable condition in the intensive care unit

  DEER CREEK, Minn. — We have new information on that accidental shooting involving two children in Otter Tail County. The sheriff’s office says it was a five-year-old boy who accidentally shot his 3-year-old sister in the belly with a .22 caliber rifle. The shooting happened at a home in the town of Deer Creek early Sunday morning. The girl…