1 in custody after fatal shooting in Howard Lake
UPDATE 3/21/23 – Authorities have now released the names of those involved in a fatal shooting Monday in Howard Lake.
According to the Wright County Sheriff’s Office, deputies as well as members of the Howard Lake Police Department were called to the 300 block of Dura Drive just after 12 p.m. for a report of a shooting.
When police arrived, they found a man – identified as 20-year-old Adrian Montano Medina of Lester Prairie – dead from what appeared to be a gunshot injury.
A deputy was able to use information provided by the caller to track down a suspect vehicle in the City of Waverly.
The driver, identified as 23-year-old Kevin Zelayo Asencio, was arrested after a traffic stop. Deputies also found a firearm inside Asencio’s vehicle.
He is being held at the Wright County Jail, and formal charges are pending.
A previous version of this report can be found below.
INITIAL REPORT 3/20/23 – Authorities took one person into custody following a shooting midday Monday in Howard Lake, according to the Wright County Sheriff’s Office.
The sheriff’s office said deputies joined Howard Lake officers just after noon at the site of a shooting on the 300 block of Dura Drive.
Law enforcement found one victim at the scene and arrested one suspect shortly afterward in connection to the shooting. Sheriff Sean Deringer did not name either person.
The sheriff’s office did not say how severely the victim was injured.
5 EYEWITNESS NEWS has reached out to the sheriff’s office and will update this article upon the release of more information.