With the tragic news late last month of a mass shooting of school children in a church in Minneapolis, it gets one thinking about how to react if ever confronted with a similar situation. Meeker County Sheriff Brian Cruze says his department trains for how to respond to those types of incidents.
Sheriff Cruze says it’s unfortunate that we live in a world in which one would need to think about such things, but they try to get the public to be familiar with the concept of “run, hide, fight.” He says if you ever are in a situation where there’s a mass shooter, try to run away from the danger or hide, and if your life is on the line, try to find something that you can use to attack the shooter such as a fire extinguisher or chair.
Sheriff Cruze says in most of these situations, the shooter does not value their own life and knows that they will either be shot by law enforcement or will commit suicide and they plan to take out as many lives as possible before they die. He says with Wednesday’s assassination of political activist Charlie Kirk in Utah, it’s a reminder that we need to get back to civility in our nation.
Sheriff Cruze says yesterday’s 24th anniversary of 9-11 is a good reminder of the fire fighters, rescue squad members and law enforcement who risk their lives every day protecting the public.
Scott Gottschalk embarked on his No Boundaries Tour on May 25th in an effort to break a world record and to draw attention to the problem of human trafficking, but an accident 21 days later, brought his tour to an end. However, he has continued the campaign in other ways and a big finale is coming up tomorrow to celebrate.
Gottschalk will be taking one final ride today to West Fargo, ND and back on a 3-wheeled cycle. He says on Saturday, there will be a ride with 200 motorcycles from Hilmerson Sports Center in Little Falls to Vikingland Harley-Davidson in Sauk Rapids and there will be a special guest – the current motorcycle ride record holder – Pat Cornell.
Gottschalk says there will be a celebration event from 12-to-3:30 tomorrow at Vikingland in Sauk Rapids with food, entertainment, raffles and a silent auction. For more details, go to NBTRide.com.
A race official died after an incident Wednesday evening at the WISSOTA 100 races in Fergus Falls. WISSOTA Board Member and I-94 EMR Speedway staff member – 68-year-old Scott Engfer of Litchfield – was killed in the accident.
Fergus Falls Police say that at around 5:30 p.m. Wednesday, Engfer entered the I-94 EMR Speedway racetrack on an ATV while a race was actively occurring and was struck by a race car. Life saving measures were administered on site and Engfer was transported to the Lake Region Healthcare emergency room. Police say he succumbed to his injuries at the hospital.
An investigation is ongoing, and the Minnesota OSHA compliance office has been notified of the incident. The Fergus Falls Police Department was assisted by Ringdahl Ambulance and the Fergus Falls Fire Department.
