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1 dead, 5 others injured in Alexandria fire
Three of the five family members were airlifted to the Hennepin County Medical Center. The other two were treated and released.
ALEXANDRIA, Minn — The Alexandria Police Department is asking for the public’s help involving a fatal fire that ignited Wednesday morning.
Fire crews from Alexandria and Garfield responded to a single-family home on the 1000 block of Jefferson Street just after 6:30 a.m. and found one man dead on the scene. Five others were sent to a local hospital with injuries.
Three of the five were then airlifted to Hennepin County Medical Center. The other two were treated in Alexandria and released.
On Friday, APD released preliminary information provided by the Midwest Medical Examiner’s Office, identifying 20-year-old Chance GiGuere as the deceased. The police statement went on to say GiGuere was living there with five members of his family when the fire, which investigators said started on the main floor of the home, broke out. Crews later found GiGuere’s body upstairs, according to police.
An Alexandria police officer and one Douglas County deputy sheriff were also injured during the rescue efforts and but were ultimately treated and released.
Alexandria Police are asking anyone with information about the fire to call 320-763-6631.
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ST PAUL, Minn. — A jump in the mercury Wednesday is mixing with gusty winds and low relative humidity to trigger a Red Flag Warning in parts of Minnesota.
The National Weather Service (NWS) issued the warning for 18 counties in southwest, west-central and south-central Minnesota beginning at 11 a.m. and ending at 7 p.m. Counties affected include Big Stone, Blue Earth, Brown, Cottonwood, Faribault, Jackson, Lac Qui Parle, Lincoln, Lyon, Martin, Murray, Nobles, Pipestone, Redwood, Rock, Traverse, Watonwan, and Yellow Medicine.
A Red Flag Warning means conditions are right for wildfires to start and rapidly spread under predicted weather conditions. The Minnesota Department of Natural Resources (DNR) tells residents in the impacted areas not to burn and encourages them to check recent burns to make sure those fires are completely out and don’t rekindle.
“Embers can be carried for over a mile in high winds like this,” explained DNR wildfire prevention specialist Karen Harrison.
“People should use extreme caution until conditions improve.”
The DNR will not issue or activate open burning permits for large vegetative debris burns during Red Flag Warnings, and campfires are strongly discouraged.
The event takes place during October with a passport offering discounts at 15 vintage stores and shops across Minneapolis and St. Paul.
GOLDEN VALLEY, Minn. — Are you into vintage things? If so, October is your month!
The Vintage Fall Crawl is an event that runs from Oct. 1 to 31, celebrating and uplifting vintage stores and shops across the Twin Cities. This is the third year patrons can buy a Vintage Fall Crawl Passport, which offers a one-time 10% discount at 15 different shops owned by women.
Passports are $10, and all proceeds from their sales will be donated to the YWCA St. Paul + Minneapolis, a non-profit working to eliminate racism and empower women.
Rebecca Sansone, owner of The Mustache Cat in Minneapolis, dropped by KARE 11 News at Noon to talk about the crawl and the importance of knowing that your shopping dollars are doing good in the community.
Here are the 15 businesses participating in the Vintage Fall Crawl.
- The Mustache Cat
- Moth Oddities
- Style Society
- Tandem Vintage
- Carousel and Folk
- Up Six Vintage
- The Golden Pearl Vintage
- Audrey Rose Vintage
- Betty’s Antiques
- Olio Vintage
- Encore Boutique
- Succotash Retro
- Love Token
- Turquoise Vintage
- Queenie + Pearl
For more information on the event, check out the Vintage Fall Crawl website or Instagram account.
Mason Hermann of Woodbury says he was peacefully protesting outside the MPD 3rd precinct on May 27, 2020 when an officer shot him in the head with a projectile.
MINNEAPOLIS — A Twin Cities man has filed a lawsuit against the city of Minneapolis and its police department, alleging an MPD officer shot him in the head with a non-lethal projectile during a peaceful protest following George Floyd’s murder.
Court documents lay out the allegations by Mason Hermann, who claims he suffered life-changing injuries during the protest outside the MPD’s 3rd precinct on May 27, 2020.
The lawsuit – filed Sept. 29 in U.S. District Court in Minneapolis – says Hermann was part of a group calmly protesting the deaths of Floyd and other Black citizens on that day when an MPD officer perched on the roof of the precinct purposely targeted him without warning, firing a non-lethal 40mm projectile directly into the left side of his head.
Hermann said he was not in a restricted area, had not displayed aggression, was unarmed, and was given no commands by police before the shot was fired. The lawsuit said as he traveled home from the protest that evening he noticed “a progressive decline in his neurological functioning.”
He was eventually transported to a hospital in River Falls, Wis., and then transferred to Regions Hospital in St. Paul where Hermann was diagnosed with a traumatic brain injury.
The lawsuit claims that since that day, Hermann has experienced a decline in his mental health, struggling with short-term memory loss, headaches and fatigue. The plaintiff says his injuries have impacted his daily functioning and interpersonal relationships.
To support their case, Hermann’s legal team documents multiple lawsuits Minneapolis has settled with others who alleged police misconduct and violation of their First Amendment rights, also noting that a probe by the Department of Justice found that MPD has engaged in a persistent pattern of conduct that deprives residents of their constitutional rights.
Mason Hermann is seeking a jury trial and asking for financial compensation to be determined by jurors that includes special and compensatory damages, attorneys fees and injunctive relief forcing the city of Minneapolis and MPD to stop engaging in unconstitutional or otherwise unlawful policies, practices and customs.
