11-Jul-2025

Officer Involved Shooting

The suspect involved in an officer-involved shooting at the Frazee Rest Stop Wednesday night has now been identified. The Minnesota Bureau of Criminal Apprehension (MN BCA) is identifying the suspect as 36-year-old Todd Ole Burris of Bemidji. According to the Ottertail County Sheriff’s Office the incident began around 5:30 p.m. on Wednesday, July 9, when the Becker County Sheriff’s Department responded to a domestic assault in the 20000 block of Becker County HWY 21. Authorities had been told that the suspect, now being identified as Burris, had entered a residence, physically assaulted a victim and stole a firearm. We’re told Becker County Authorities later made contact with his vehicle in Detroit Lakes. Burris allegedly then fled from them prompting a pursuit. Becker County Sheriff’s Dept. was assisted in the pursuit by Detroit Lakes PD, MN State Patrol and the Otter Tail County Sheriff’s Office. The pursuit continued onto U.S. Highway 10 and extended into Otter Tail County when Burris pulled into the Frazee Rest Stop. When Authorities made contact with Burris, an officer-involved shooting occurred. It’s currently unclear which agency the officer who shot Burris was with. Burris was eventually taken from the scene to Fargo Essentia where we’re told he’s now in stable condition. The MN BCA says when Burris is released from the hospital he will likely be booked into the Otter Tail County Jail on a charge of suspicion of aggravated assault. No officers involved were hurt. Officers were wearing body cameras during the encounter. The MN BCA investigation into the incident is ongoing with no further information available at this time.

11-Jul-2025

Police shoot man following home invasion near Detroit Lakes

A man has been hospitalized after being shot by police responding to a home invasion north of Detroit Lakes on Wednesday evening. The Becker County Sheriff's Office says it received a report of a domestic assault on the 20000 block of Becker County Highway 21 at around 5:30 p.m., with the caller saying a man had entered the home, assaulted them and stole a gun. Deputies found the man's vehicle in Detroit Lakes, but the suspect fled, sparking a pursuit that also involved the Detroit Lakes Police Department, Otter Tail County Sheriff's Office and Minnesota State Patrol. The pursuit entered Otter Tail County and the suspect pulled into the Frazee Rest Shop. The Becker County Sheriff's Office then says officers "made contact with the suspect" and then an "officer-involved shooting occurred." The man was provided with aid and then taken to Essentia Health in Detroit Lakes, before being transferred to Fargo Essentia Hospital, where his condition is "unknown" as of Wednesday evening. The press release provides no information regarding how many officers were involved in the shooting, and what prompted them to open fire. It also doesn't state whether the man was armed at the time. It does say that officers were wearing body cameras, and that no officers were injured. The incident is under investigation by the Minnesota Bureau of Criminal Apprehension