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1 boy dies, 2 recovering in hospital after UTV crash
Will Dahl was driving the Polaris Ranger with his siblings Drew and Harrison, ages 10 and 11, when the UTV collided with a pickup in Kandiyohi County Sunday.
KANDIYOHI COUNTY, Minn. — A teen from southwestern Minnesota has died and his two brothers remain hospitalized after a UTV they were riding in collided with a pickup Sunday in Kandiyohi County.
The Minnesota State Patrol website says the incident happened shortly before 4 p.m. at an intersection in Norway Lake Township. Investigators believe a Chevy Silverado driven by a 40-year-old man from Sunburg was eastbound on Highway 9 when it collided with a Polaris Ranger carrying 15-year-old William Dahl, 11-year-old Harrison Dahl and 10-year-old Drew Dahl.
The two youngest brothers were wearing lap belts, while Will Dahl was not. None of the boys were wearing helmets.
On a CaringBridge site dedicated to the boys, parents Mike and Lara Dahl said that Will died early Tuesday morning.
On Monday, the family posted that a brain analysis on Will showed no activity and doctors said they could do nothing for him. The family has chosen to donate his organs to help other children and said on Caring Bridge that the doctors would be able to use a majority of them.
“Even though we are grieving our son, he is still being the Will that he is, by helping others live,” the site read.
The CaringBridge post says Harrison is experiencing swelling of the brain but is reacting to his nurses. The family said that they are “in a waiting game” for the swelling to go down.
His parents say a CT scan on Drew showed a bruise and lacerations on his liver but doctors aren’t concerned, and he is already undergoing occupational and physical therapy. A more recent CaringBridge post says Drew should be able to leave the hospital in a matter of days.
A GoFundMe set up for the boys and their parents has reached more than $117,000 as of Wednesday. Organizers say donations will be used to cover medical care and expenses.
Mike and Lara Dahl made sure to thank their families friends, and community for the outpouring of prayers and support.
“We are extremely broken, our family will never be the same,” they wrote. “We need to be strong for these boys, they are losing the best brother and friend any could ask for, and our faith in Jesus is what is getting us through.”
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At least one of the sites was immediately cleared in response to the shootings.
MINNEAPOLIS — By Monday afternoon, there wasn’t a tent in site along the railroad tracks off of E 44th St between Hiawatha and Snelling Avenues. There was only some leftover crime tape.
Just 24 hours prior, two men were killed and a woman was critically hurt in a triple shooting there.
Sunday, a neighbor told KARE what started with one tent in August grew in recent weeks. Police Chief Brian O’Hara and Mayor Jacob Frey held a press conference that day.
“The Third Precinct, this part of the city, has the greatest concentration of homeless encampments so it remains a very serious public safety issue,” O’Hara said. “As soon as these encampments move in, we have a significant increase in crime in the general area and once we’re able to clear them, crime generally does go down.”
Monday, a City of Minneapolis spokesperson confirmed the encampment was “closed earlier today” and that “debris was cleared” from a smaller encampment where yet another triple shooting occurred early Saturday morning.
This one was near E 21st St and 15th Ave S. Three men were shot and one of them died.
Monday afternoon, there was a small fire going and a couple of adults seated outside. A memorial was also placed beside the fencing. The city says there weren’t any structures to remove from the location.
Frey’s office confirmed the immediate closure of the E 44th St encampment was a result of the shootings. However, there were prior discussions about closing it in the near future.
The Mayor’s Office sent KARE 11 the following statement Monday evening:
“The tragic and unacceptable loss of life at homeless encampments underscores the need for immediate action. Encampments are plagued by fentanyl abuse, drug trafficking, and gun violence, and they do not provide a dignified way to live—not for encampment residents and not for the neighbors in surrounding communities.”
“As new encampments form, we are committed to closing them while continuously offering shelter, addiction recovery resources, and support to our homeless residents.”
– Office of Mayor Jacob Frey
A city spokesperson also sent a statement saying the “Minneapolis Homeless Response Team is working right now with the Minneapolis Police Department, Hennepin County and other service providers to offer unsheltered individuals at both locations the necessary resources, services and shelter.”
“We want to help our residents find suitable arrangements in the most supportive and humane way we can. All of our Minneapolis residents deserve better,” the statement continued.
A police spokesperson confirmed no arrests have been made in either case.
The suspect was 17 at the time of the shooting, but he was charged as an adult.
A St. Paul man has pleaded guilty to second-degree murder, more than two years after a drive-by shooting left a 17-year-old dead.
Casimir Semlak, of St. Paul, was charged with shooting 17-year-old Anthony Skelley in May 2022 during an apparent drug deal in South St. Paul. Police say a search of Skelley’s cell phone uncovered that the last number he was in communication with was linked to the suspect.
Semlak was also 17 at the time but was charged in the adult court system.
Following his death, family members told KARE 11 in a statement that Skelley was a junior attending St. Paul Public Schools’ Gateway to College program, and had “a beautiful soul with a cheerful presence and a joyful spirit.”
Semlak will be sentenced in January 2025.
The Moorhead Police Department said Paige Reinke was last seen Sunday wearing a blue sweatshirt and gray sweatpants.
MOORHEAD, Minn. — Officials are asking for the public’s help locating a 17-year-old Moorhead girl that is believed to be endangered.
According to the Moorhead Police Department, Paige Reinke was last seen Sunday near the 2600 block of River Drive North wearing a blue sweatshirt and gray sweatpants. The Minnesota Bureau of Criminal Apprehension (BCA) describes her as 5-foot-4, 155 pounds with brown hair and brown eyes.
Anyone with information is asked to call the Moorhead Police Department at 701-451-7660.
