Shell Casings Link Pair of Duluth Shootings, Authorities Say

Shell casings link pair of Duluth shootings, authorities say

DULUTH — Shell casings fired by the man who was killed by sheriff’s deputies last week appear to match those recovered in the investigation of a homicide that occurred just hours earlier, authorities said Wednesday. The Minnesota Bureau of Criminal Apprehension ruled with “high confidence” that the casings were fired from the same firearm, the Duluth Police Department reported. However, additional ballistic testing will be conducted by the Burea…

Duluth police reveal new evidence in Feb. 10 fatal shootings

DULUTH, Minn. — Duluth police released new information Wednesday involving two fatal shootings that occurred Feb. 10. Investigators with the Duluth Police Department said they have additional evidence to connect the two incidents. (St. Louis County Sheriff's Office) According to the department’s public information officer, Mattie Hjelseth, the man shot and killed on Piedmont Avenue got into a verbal argument earlier in the day with Donald Felver…