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   Cass County Sheriff Bryan Welk reports that on April 22nd 2026 at 2:45 a.. the Cass County Sheriff’s

Office received reports of shots fired being heard in the Tract 33 housing area, in Pike Bay Township, rural Cass Lake, MN. Additional reports were received that a male, age 39, arrived at the Cass Lake Indian Health Services with a gunshot wound. Deputies responded to the area and an investigation was initiated. A vehicle involved in the incident was identified and secured. Search warrants were executed and residences in the area of the incident were searched. The victim was transported from the Cass Lake hospital to another health care facility with unknown extent of injuries at this time.

   The investigation continues with the assistance of the Leech Lake Tribal Police Department.

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