Two Dead, Officers Shot Near Sebeka

SEBEKA (KDLM) – An officer has been shot and two people are dead after a shootout near Sebeka.

According to the Wadena County Sheriff’s Office, a deputy attempted to stop a vehicle for a traffic violation just after 8:45 p.m. Saturday on a county road about 7 miles east of Sebeka.

The vehicle stopped after about a mile, near the junction of 205th Street and 270th Avenue.

“A struggle ensued between the deputy and the motorist. A second motorist then arrived on scene and a short time later, a Sebeka Police Department officer arrived and the struggle continued. A short time later, at least one of the motorists began shooting at the officers. One of the officers returned fire. All four were struck by gunfire.”

One of the drivers died at the scene; the other later died at the hospital in Wadena.

The injured deputy was taken to the hospital in Park Rapids, then transferred to North Memorial Health Hospital in Robbinsdale with what authorities said were serious but not life-threatening injuries.

The Sebeka police officer was struck in their bulletproof vest but did not require medical treatment.

Authorities have not released the names of the two people who died, or the law enforcement officers involved in the shooting.

Local and state investigators remained at the shooting scene early Sunday, with authorities asking people to stay away from the area.