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   Cass County Sheriff Bryan Welk reports that on Saturday October 4th, 2025, at 2:24 a.m., the Cass County Sheriff’s Office received a 911 call of an assault in the area of 925 Grant Utley Ave SW in the City of Cass Lake. Deputies arrived on scene and learned that a male victim, age 29, had been stabbed several times and was treated on scene and transported to the Cass Lake IHS and later transported to a Fargo, ND, hospital by helicopter for further treatment for serious but non- life-threatening injuries.  Initial information from the victim and a witness was inconsistent and the investigation continues. 

   Assisting at the scene was the Leech Lake Ambulance Service, Leech Lake Tribal Police Department and the Beltrami County Sheriff’s Office. 

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