Wisconsin man in custody after Carlton County shooting
Authorities in Northeastern Minnesota are holding a Wisconsin man in connection with a Friday night shooting.
The Carlton County Sheriff's Office reported that the 32-year-old man from Bayfield, Wis., is in custody pending charges.
Authorities were called to the shooting just before midnight Friday. A man reported that his 57-year-old brother, Andrew Gokee of Wisconsin Rapids, Wis., had been shot.
The caller also reported hearing another gunshot outside the home and that the suspect had run away.
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Gokee was found shot in the head. His condition is unknown.
A second man was found at the home with a superficial injury from gunfire.
The Minnesota State Patrol conducted an air search, and the suspect was found in a wooded area. He had suffered a gunshot wound to the chest; authorities said they don't know how he was shot.
WDIO-TV reported that the suspect is related to at least one of the other two people who were wounded. The incident happened in Progress Township, about 12 miles west of Cloquet.