Police and Crime Scene personnel continue to process the scene.
A press conference is scheduled for 10:00 a.m. tomorrow at the Cloquet City Hall/Police Department at 101 14th Street.
If anyone has any information about this incident, you're asked to contact the Cloquet Police Department at 218.879.1247.
You can also email tips@cloquetmn.gov, or Text TIP CLOQUETPD followed by your message, to 888777.
ACTIVE SHOOTER UPDATE 3: Preliminary Press Release
For immediate release
January 8, 2024
Early Evening Shooting Leaves Three Dead
On Monday, January 8, 2024, at approximately 6:30 p.m. An employee of the Super 8 hotel in Cloquet called 911 to report they'd found another hotel employee who looked like she'd been attacked.
Cloquet police responded and found a 22-year-old female with a gunshot wound. She was transported to St. Luke's Hospital, where she was later pronounced dead.
As officers investigated, they found a 35-year-old male victim in a car in the hotel parking lot. The man was deceased from a gunshot wound.
They later found a 32-year-old male outside on the hotel property who was deceased from what appeared to be a self-inflicted gunshot wound. A firearm was located next to him. Officers reviewed surveillance video from the hotel and confirmed that this deceased male was the suspect.
Identities of the three deceased are not yet being released pending notification of family.
There is no information yet on a motive for the shootings or if there was any connection between the suspect and either of the victims. Crime scene investigators are actively processing the scene. Police are confident there is no further threat to the public.
The Cloquet Police Department extends its sympathies to the families of the victims in this tragic case.
Thank you to the public for cooperating in sheltering in place earlier this evening while events unfolded.
Further information will be released tomorrow as it is confirmed. A news conference will be held Tuesday at Cloquet City Hall, 101 14th Street in Cloquet. The time of the news conference will be announced in the morning.
Assisting the Cloquet Police in this case includes:
Cloquet Area Fire District, Carlton County Sheriff's Office, St. Louis County Sheriff's Office, Minnesota State Patrol, Fond Du Lac Police, Minnesota Bureau of Criminal Apprehension, Minnesota Homeland Security Emergency Management, and Mayo Ambulance.
ACTIVE SHOOTER UPDATE 2: THE SHELTER-IN-PLACE ORDER HAS BEEN LIFTED. Police on-scene do not believe there is still an active threat.
A large police presence will be in the area.
A media release will be forthcoming as soon as the resources are free and available.
ACTIVE SHOOTER UPDATE 1: The area has been secured. Police on-scene have located one deceased person whom they believe to be the shooter.
This is an active scene; please continue to stay clear of the area until further notice.
Instructions:
This is an active scene; please stay clear of the area until further notice.
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