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At 4:35 Saturday afternoon, Wahpeton Police received a 911 call for a 34-year-old male with a single gunshot wound to the chest. Responding officers found a male outside, laying on the ground with a chest wound.
The man was transported to St. Francis Medical Campus, Breckenridge, and later taken by Life Flight to a Fargo hospital.
Through statements made on scene, the victim indicated he was shot by a family member. The Wahpeton Police Department issued a shelter in place for a six-block radius and evacuated residents of the apartment building.
Officers determined someone was still inside the apartment and attempted to make contact.
The Southern Valley Special Response Team was activated and made entry into that apartment where they located 37-year-old Shawn Lee Lane.
Lane was taken into custody and arrested for attempted murder and discharge of a firearm within the city.
A firearm was recovered at the scene and the shelter in place was lifted. The Wahpeton Police believe this was an isolated incident and the public is in no danger. Victim information is not being released.
The Wahpeton Police Department was assisted by Richland County Sheriff’s Office, Breckenridge Police Department, Wilkin County Sheriff’s Office, SEMCA, North Dakota BCI and Southern Valley SRT