Police investigate accidental shooting of woman in Crosslake

By Dispatch staff report

September 01, 2023 at 4:40 PM

CROSSLAKE — A 23-year-old woman suffered a shoulder injury after accidentally being shot in Crosslake.

The Crosslake Police Department received a report of a woman who was shot in the shoulder at 10:41 a.m. Friday, Sept. 1, on the 30000 block of Aspen Way. The 911 caller said the victim was going to a hospital via a private vehicle.

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Officers intercepted the vehicle and provided first aid to the woman until an ambulance arrived. North Ambulance transported the victim to the Crosslake Fire Department parking lot, where she was transported via air care to a trauma center in the Twin Cities.

Officers conducted interviews with all parties involved and the initial investigation shows the shooting was accidental and there is no threat to the public. Currently, there are no subjects in custody and this incident remains an active investigation, the Crosslake Police Department reported.

Police did not identify the woman who was shot and further information on the shooting was unavailable Friday afternoon.

The Crosslake Police Department was assisted by the Crow Wing County Sheriff’s Office, Breezy Point Police Department, Pequot Lakes Police Department, Crosslake Fire Department and North Memorial Health Ambulance.

By Dispatch staff report

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Police investigate accidental shooting of woman in Crosslake

The woman, who was not identified, was transported via air care to a trauma center in the Twin Cities.