Two people were arrested Wednesday after a nine hour standoff in Mahnomen that followed the shooting of a Mahnomen County Sheriff's deputy.

The suspects have been identified as Daniel Vernier, 28, of Mahanomen, and Thomas Fairbanks, 33, of Red Lake.

Sheriff Doug Krier said the situation began at 4 a.m. when they received a report of a drunk driver leaving the Shooting Star Casino in Mahnomen. Deputies found the vehicle near the county courthouse, but couldn't locate the driver.

Around 6:20 a.m., a neighbor heard gunshots in the area but authorities were unable to locate a shooter.. Almost an hour later, Deputy Christopher Dewey—a four-year veteran—went to the home of the witness who alerted them about shots being fired.

A few minutes later, Dewey's partner was unable to get a response from him. The deputy went to check on Dewey, 26, and found him lying in the driveway outside the home with a gunshot wound to the abdomen and the head.

Following the shooting, a man was seen running into a nearby mobile home. At that time authorities surrounded the home.

More than 100 deputies and officers from Cass and Clay Counties, along with area city departments, responded to the incident.

The Mahnomen Public School, located a few blocks from the shooting, was locked down as a precaution, according to Superintendent Walt Aanenson. The school's 600 students were bused home after the standoff ended around 4 p.m. when Fairbanks walked out of the home and surrendered. Vernier had surrendered earlier in the day.

Both Fairbanks and Vernier have long criminal histories. Fairbanks has been convicted of assault, felony theft, burglary and DWI. Vernier has been convicted of burglary, assault with a dangerous weapon, DWI and criminal vehicular injury. Both men served time in the Minnesota Correctional Facility in St. Cloud.

Dewey underwent hours of surgery at MeritCare in Fargo, ND Wednesday. Doctors said he is in critical but stable condition after two different procedures—one to repair damage to his brain and the other to fix a gunshot wound to his liver.

Medical officials said Dewey has a severe brain injury, but it's too soon to know if he'll make a full recovery.

Mahnomen is located about 60 miles northeast of Fargo.