Gunshots Lead to Arrest in Sauk Rapids

Saint Cloud, MN, USA / KNSI

Mar 9, 2021 | 4:10 PM

Sauk Rapids Police Department/Facebook

(KNSI) – A man was taken to jail after allegedly shooting a gun while under the influence in Sauk Rapids.

Police were called around 11:20 on Monday night on a report of several shots fired in the 3400 block of Old Creek Place.

Witnesses saw a man shooting a gun in an undeveloped area of the neighborhood.

While officers were trying to find the suspect, a 39-year-old Sauk Rapids man approached them and was arrested. A handgun and large-capacity magazine were collected as evidence.

The man was being held on suspicion of felony negligent discharge of a firearm in a municipality and misdemeanor carrying a firearm while under the influence.

Police say no one was hurt, and no property was damaged.

The suspect was booked into the Benton County Jail and is awaiting formal charges.

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