south fargo

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…

Fire damages home in south Fargo, no injuries

FARGO, N.D. (KVRR/KFGO) — Fire has heavily damaged a home in Fargo’s Hawthorne neighborhood. The call to 1536 7th St. S came in at about 3:30 p.m. Saturday afternoon. The home appeared to have significant interior damage. Acting Battalion Chief Ben Swanson says there were no reports of injury. He says there was heavy smoke when the first trucks arrived….

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…

25th Street opens at 32nd Avenue S.

FARGO, N.D. (KVRR/KFGO) – Another phase of the 32nd Avenue reconstruction project in Fargo is complete. The north and southbound lanes of 25th Street through the 32nd Avenue S. intersection opened Saturday morning with a new signal system to control the intersection. Work on the first of the two-segment project continues west of 25th Street. Segment 1 will be completed…

Two injured in south Fargo apartment fire

FARGO, N.D. (KVRR) — Two people are sent to a hospital following an apartment fire in south Fargo Friday afternoon. Officials say crews were called in to the 4300 block of 10th Avenue SW at around 3:30 and saw smoke in the second floor apartment hallways upon entry. They add crews were able to knock down the fire within ten…