Cass Lake man dies in Monday morning drive-by-shooting

According to the Cass County Sheriff's Office, the man was struck by gunfire while outside at a house party.

July 6, 2021 at 5:02PM

A 34-year-old Cass Lake man was fatally shot during a drive-by-shooting early Monday in Cass Lake.

According to the Cass County Sheriff's Office, the man was struck by gunfire while outside at a house party. Authorities received the report at 2:45 a.m., and the man was brought to Cass Lake Indian Health Services Hospital where he was pronounced dead. Bryan Welk, a lieutenant with the Cass County Sheriff's Office, said no arrests have been made but he doesn't believe there is any continued danger to the public. Cass Lake is about 15 miles east of Bemidji.

Jana Hollingsworth • 218-508-2450

about the writer

about the writer

Jana Hollingsworth

Duluth Reporter

Jana Hollingsworth is a reporter covering a range of topics in Duluth and northeastern Minnesota for the Star Tribune. Sign up to receive the new North Report newsletter.

See Moreicon

More from No Section

See More
FILE -- A rent deposit slot at an apartment complex in Tucker, Ga., on July 21, 2020. As an eviction crisis has seemed increasingly likely this summer, everyone in the housing market has made the same plea to Washington: Send money — lots of it — that would keep renters in their homes and landlords afloat. (Melissa Golden/The New York Times) ORG XMIT: XNYT58
Melissa Golden/The New York Times

It’s too soon to tell how much the immigration crackdown is to blame.