Man fatally shot in Becker County

Arlan Ray Bergstrom Jr., 31, of Detroit Lakes, was fatally shot in Frazee, according to the Becker County Sheriff’s Office.

The Minnesota Star Tribune
August 11, 2024 at 2:55PM

A 31-year-old Detroit Lakes man was fatally shot Saturday in Becker County, according to law enforcement.

First responders arrived at 30397 U.S. Highway 10, Lot 12, in Frazee about 1:20 a.m. to find a wounded man, Arlan Ray Bergstrom Jr., according to a Becker County Sheriff’s news release. Attempts were made to save him, but he was pronounced dead at the scene.

A suspect was arrested at a home in Otter Tail County and booked into the Becker County jail, the news release said.

The incident remains under investigation.

about the writer

about the writer

Greta Kaul

Reporter

Greta Kaul is the Star Tribune’s Ramsey County reporter.

See More

More from Greater Minnesota

card image

In last year’s mayoral campaign, Mayor Roger Reinert criticized his predecessor for choosing a Minneapolis firm over locally connected groups to market the city. Now the city is looking outside Minnesota.

card image
card image