Waite Park Man in Custody After Sartell Shooting

(KNSI) – A 24-year-old Waite Park man is in custody after a shooting in Sartell Sunday morning and a brief manhunt.

Sartell Public Safety Director Brandon Silgjord said Jakob Dylan Mohr turned himself in voluntarily and was taken into custody at around 11:50 a.m. Investigators had been searching for Mohr since earlier in the morning, when they say he fired multiple shots at another driver and then fled the scene.

According to Silgjord, the Sartell Police Department responded to a report from a man who said he had been shot while driving. The victim told officers he had been traveling through St. Cloud when he noticed a vehicle following him closely and driving aggressively. Both vehicles continued northbound on Highway 15 out of St. Cloud before the victim exited onto County Road 120 in an attempt to get away.

Near Sam’s Club, the suspect vehicle pulled alongside the victim’s car, and the driver fired multiple shots. One round struck the victim, who was able to call 911 after the suspect fled. The victim is being treated for his injuries and is expected to survive.

Investigators later located the suspect vehicle at a bar in Sauk Rapids, though Mohr was not with it at the time. Silgjord says investigators believe the shooting was targeted and not random, and that the suspect targeted the victim over tensions involving a mutual friend.

Several agencies assisted in the response and investigation, including the St. Cloud Police Department, Sauk Rapids Police Department, Stearns County Sheriff’s Office, Benton County Sheriff’s Office, Waite Park Police Department, Minnesota State Patrol, and the Central Minnesota Violent Offender Task Force.

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