GRAND RAPIDS, Minn. (AP) - Authorities say a 29-year-old man is dead and his 8-year-old son is critically wounded after a shooting in Grand Rapids in northern Minnesota.
The Itasca County Sheriff’s Office was called to a home Thursday afternoon. The man’s mother reportedly made the call after going to the house to check on them.
Police say the boy has a gunshot wound and was airlifted to a Duluth hospital.
Assistant Grand Rapids Police Chief Steve Schaar says there is no danger to the public.
WDIO-TV (https://bit.ly/2nQwGjb ) reports the Minnesota Bureau of Criminal Apprehension is assisting in the investigation. Minnesota State Patrol troopers also were on the scene.
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Information from: WDIO-TV, https://www.wdio.com
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