By Associated Press - Wednesday, November 20, 2019

FARGO, N.D. (AP) - Prosecutors have filed five felony charges against a Fargo man accused of shooting at police in a hotel lobby.

Fifty-four-year-old Henry Aiken is jailed in Cass County on $500,000 bond. KFGO reports Aiken has been charged with attempted murder, aggravated assault, terrorizing, reckless endangerment and unlawful possession of a firearm.

Officers were dispatched to the Radisson in downtown Fargo about 4 a.m. Friday on the report of a man with a gun. Officers arrived to find a man with a gun outside of the hotel entrance. He fired one shot at officers and additional shots at the Radisson before entering the lobby where he was quickly taken into custody.

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A police sergeant was injured during the incident when he accidentally shot himself in the hand while taking cover.

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