Shooter, 2 victims found dead in Cloquet, police say

Shooter, 2 victims found dead in Cloquet, police say

According to Cloquet police, at around 6:30 p.m. an employee at the Super 8 hotel — in the area of Big Lake Road and Highway 33 — called 911 to report they’d found another employee who looked like she’d been attacked.

Police say three people, including a suspect, are dead after a shooting Monday night in Cloquet.

According to Cloquet police, at around 6:30 p.m. an employee at the Super 8 hotel — in the area of Big Lake Road and Highway 33 — called 911 to report they’d found another employee who looked like she’d been attacked.

Police responded and found a 22-year-old woman with a gunshot wound. She was brought to St. Luke’s Hospital where she later died.

As officers investigated, they located a 35-year-old man dead from a gunshot wound in a car in the hotel parking lot.

Authorities then found a 32-year-old man dead with a gun next to him outside on the hotel property from what appeared to be a self-inflicted gunshot wound.

Officers looked at surveillance video from the hotel and confirmed that the 32-year-old man was the suspect.

Authorities had initially asked residents to shelter in place but later lifted the order around 8:35 p.m. once they had determined there was no longer an active threat.

The identities of the three victims are not being released until the families have been notified.

Police state that there is no information yet on a motive or if there was any connection between the suspect and either of the victims.

Officials are actively processing the scene and say there is no further threat to the public.

More information is expected to be released Tuesday.