Male arrived at ER with a gunshot wound

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ST. LOUIS COUNTY SHERIFF'S OFFICE NEWS RELEASE



Sheriff's Office • 100 North Fifth Avenue West • Duluth, MN 55802
Phone: (218) 726-2340 • www.stlouiscountymn.gov

Gordon Ramsay
Sheriff

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Date:10-30-26
Media Contact: Sgt. E Hanegmon 

 

Male arrived at ER with a gunshot wound

On October 30, 2026 at approximately 10:30 PM, St. Louis County deputies learned that a 20 year-old, Hibbing male arrived at the Fairview Range Hospital, emergency room with a single gunshot wound to the head. 

Deputies learned that serval individuals, including the victim, were attending a bonfire at the Scott Lake boat landing located south of Buhl.

Deputies learned that friends of the victim heard a pop near his vehicle and located the victim laying near it. The victim was transported to the hospital by his friends and later airlifted to a Duluth area hospital in what is believed to be serious condition. 

No foul play is suspected and the incident remains under investigation by the St Louis County Sheriff’s Office.