One dead, one arrested after shooting in Howard Lake
One person is dead and another is in custody after a shooting Monday in Howard Lake, Minn.
A statement from the Wright County Sheriff’s Office said deputies were called to a report of a shooting just after noon at 300 Dura Drive. That’s the address of a cabinet manufacturing facility. Authorities said the shooting happened in the parking lot.
Deputies found 20-year-old Adrian Montano Medina of Lester Prairie, Minn., suffering from a gunshot wound. Medina was pronounced dead at the scene a short time later.
Authorities did not immediately release further details on the circumstances of the shooting.
A caller at the scene provided information on a suspect vehicle. Authorities stopped the vehicle near Waverly, Minn. and arrested a 23-year-old suspect from Glencoe, Minn. without incident. The sheriff’s office said deputies also recovered a firearm in the vehicle.
The suspect remained in the Wright County Jail as of Tuesday morning. Charges are pending.
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