SAWYER TOWNSHIP, MN (KDAL) – On Sunday afternoon, officers from the Fond Du Lac Police responded to reports of a man who shot himself while cleaning a gun.
When they arrived on the scene, they were met by a man screaming and firing a gun out the window of the house.
Officers set up a perimeter around the residence, on the Moorhead Road in Sawyer Township, and called for additional support.
Numerous law enforcement agencies from the surrounding area responded and nearby residents were contacted and asked to shelter in place.
A 45 year old male was eventually taken into custody and was taken to the Carlton County jail.
He faces charges including 1st degree assault, intentional discharge of a dangerous weapon, and felony possession of a firearm by a prohibited person.
There were no injuries reported and the incident remains under investigation by the Carlton County Sheriff’s Department.
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