Highway pursuit ends when suspect is shot by authorities
Sheriff's officials in Becker County say a highway pursuit east of Audubon has ended in gunfire.
Sheriff Todd Glander tells KFGO a suspect was shot by a deputy on Highway 10 about 7:30 p.m. Thursday after officers put down "stop sticks" to disable the suspect's vehicle. Glander says the driver got out of the vehicle armed with a rifle.
The suspect was taken to a Fargo, N.D. hospital to be treated for gunshot wounds. There's no immediate word on the suspect's condition.
No deputies were injured.
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