Brainerd Area News

By Josh Koop |

Suspect Arrested By Crow Wing County Sheriff’s Office After Two Hour Negotiation

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The Crow Wing County Sheriff’s Office released a press report Friday stating that they arrested a suspect in an active homicide investigation after two hours of negotiation Thursday night/Friday morning.

Crow Wing County Dispatch got a call just after 11pm on Thursday night about a shooting complaint in Lake Edward Township. The caller reported several gunshots were heard nearby.

Officers encountered an adult male that was armed with a rifle and a handgun. That led to deputies negotiating for almost two hours and eventually a resolution of the suspect putting his weapons down in a safe location right before he was taken into custody.

An adult female body was found deceased in a cabin from a reported gunshot wound.

The incident is under active investigation. Names were not released.

You can read the full press release below:

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE On 10/07/2021, at approximately 11:04 pm, the Crow Wing County Dispatch center received a shooting complaint near 23684 County Road 4 in Lake Edward Township. The caller reported that several gunshots were heard near the address. Deputies and other officers responded and encountered an adult male armed with a rifle and a handgun. Deputies negotiated for nearly two hours and eventually convinced the suspect to put his weapons down in a safe location. Deputies took the subject into custody at that point. While searching the property near where the earlier shooting complaint was reported, the Crow Wing County Tactical Response Team (TRT) located an adult female in a cabin deceased from an apparent gunshot wound. This incident is currently under active investigation. The parties’ names will not be released until notification of next of kin has been made, and further investigation can be completed. Assisting the Sheriff’s Office were the Brainerd, Baxter, Nisswa, Pequot Lakes, Crosslake, and Breezy Point Police Departments, the Crow Wing County UAV (drone) team, the Crow Wing County Crisis Negotiation Team, the TRT, North Memorial Ambulance, and the MN Bureau of Criminal Apprehension.