EAST GRAND FORKS/GRAND FORKS (KFGO) – A man accused of firing a gun in East Grand Forks was arrested by a SWAT team in Grand Forks Sunday afternoon.
East Grand Forks Police responded to an apartment complex in the 400 block of 17th Street Northwest. Witnesses told police Marko Ruot was the shooter. He fled into Grand Forks.
His vehicle was later located in the 3300 block of Primrose Court in Grand Forks.
Grand Forks Regional SWAT team was activated along with Grand Forks Regional Bomb Team, Crisis Negotiations Team and UAS team.
Officers were eventually able to make contact with Ruot and he was arrested.
Some tenants were asked to shelter in place and others voluntarily evacuated the building. No one was hurt.
Ruot is being held pending formal charges.
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