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    WALKER - Cass County Sheriff Bryan Welk reports that on October 27, 2023, at 9:49 a.m., the Cass County Sheriff’s Office received a 911 call from an adult female, age 46, from a residence in Sylvan Township, rural Pillager, MN, reporting that a male party, age 31, who is known to her, entered her residence and took a firearm from the residence without permission.

   Deputies responded to the address and located the suspect’s unoccupied pickup truck near a garage at the residence. Deputies observed the male suspect in the garage. A short time later, Deputies entered the garage and found the male party suffering from a self-inflicted gunshot wound. Medical aid was immediately rendered and the male was transported via airplane to CentraCare Hospital in St. Cloud with the extent of injuries unknown at this time.  

   Assisting at the scene were the Crow Wing County Sheriff’s Office, Baxter Police Department, Minnesota Bureau of Criminal Apprehension, Pillager Fire and Rescue, and North Memorial Ambulance.

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