UPDATE: Suspect Arraigned for 2nd Degree Intentional Murder

Montana Cutbank

UPDATE: On Tuesday, December 1st, 21-year old Montana O.A. Cutbank of Cass Lake, MN was arraigned in Beltrami County District Court in front of the Honorable Judge John Melbye for 2nd Degree Intentional Murder, according to the Beltrami County Sheriff’s Office.

ORIGINAL STORY: A man is now dead after a shooting that happened last night in Cass Lake.

According to a release at 9:46 p.m., the Beltrami County Sheriff’s office received a report from the Cass County 911 Center stating that a man had been shot outside of a home on the 15000 block of Roosevelt Road Southeast in Ten Lakes Township.

When officers arrived, they found a man who was already dead. The victim was transported to the Midwest Medical Examiner’s officer for an autopsy. The identity of the victim will not be released until identification is made by the examiner’s office and the family is notified.

The Beltrami County Sheriff’s Office, Leech Lake Tribal Police Department, Cass County Sheriff’s Office and the Minnesota Bureau of Criminal Apprehension are investigating the incident. No arrests have been made, and no one is in custody at this time.