GILMANTON TOWNSHIP, Minn. – Two men are in critical condition after being shot at a home in central Minnesota on Sunday afternoon.
The Benton County Sheriff’s Office says officers were called to a home in Gilmanton Township, about 20 minutes northeast of St. Cloud, about 4:45 p.m. for a report of an “assault with a firearm.”
Officers found the men with gunshot wounds: one in the neck and the other in the abdomen.
According to the sheriff’s office, deputies soon located the suspect in the area and arrested him. He is currently in the Benton County Jail pending the filing of criminal charges.
The victims are recovering at St. Cloud Hospital. The sheriff’s office is still working to determine what led to the shootings and the connection between the three men.