UPDATED: Two Arrested In Shooting Near Bemidji

Luiz J.S. Delarosa

David James Cook

A Friday afternoon shooting has landed a Walker man and a Red Lake man in jail.

According to a release from the Beltrami County Sheriff’s Office,at approximately 3:57 PM, authorities were called to the 5600 block of Alps Court northwest in Eckles Township a few miles west of Bemidji, after receiving a call of shots being fired and one person being injured.

Upon Deputies arrival they learned that Vernon A.J. May, 33 of Red Lake, had been shot during a neighborhood dispute. Deputies arrested Luiz J.S. Delarosa, 23 of Walker, and David J. Cook Jr., 21 of Red Lake, near the scene and they are currently being held in the Beltrami County Jail pending formal criminal charges. Delarosa and Cook were both arrested for 2nd Degree Assault with an additional charge of a person ineligible to possess a firearm with Cook.

The Beltrami County Sheriff’s Office says that the preliminary investigation revealed that May confronted Delarosa and Cook about an ongoing neighborhood dispute when he was shot by Delarosa and Cook. May was transported to Sanford Hospital, by ambulance and was treated for non-life threatening gunshot wounds.

The handgun believed to have been used in the assault was recovered by a Beltrami County Sheriff’s K9 Team.

The case has been submitted to the Beltrami County Attorney’s Office for formal criminal charges.

The Beltrami County Sheriff’s Office is currently investigating a shooting near Bemidji in Beltrami County. Police say an arrest has been made in connection with the shooting, which took place at the Elpine Village mobile home park around 4 PM a few miles northwest of Bemidji.

As of 5:30 this afternoon, police say they do not believe there is any continued public safety threat relating to the incident.

The Beltrami County Sheriff’s Office says they will release more information tomorrow. Stay connected with Lakeland News for updates.