MINOT, N.D. (KFGO) – Officers from the Minot Police Department were dispatched to a residence in southwest Minot following a reported domestic disturbance Friday morning.
The department says central dispatch received a call at 7 a.m. with sounds of an argument between a male and a female. During the call, dispatch overheard threats of a firearm. Officers responded to the scene. As the incident unfolded, two officers discharged their department-issued firearms. The man involved in the reported domestic disturbance was struck by gunfire and died at the scene.
Following protocol, involved officers have been placed on administrative leave. The North Dakota Bureau of Criminal Investigation has taken over the investigation.
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