Charges: Man Shot Sister's Boyfriend at Reservation Funeral

Oct 23, 20190

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This Oct. 18, 2019 photo provided by Carlton County Sheriff's Office in Carlton, Minn., shows Shelby Boswell. Boswell is charged in a shooting on an American Indian reservation in northern Minnesota that prompted a lockdown of tribal offices and a school. Prosecutors on Monday Oct. 21, 2019, charged Boswell, with first- and second-degree felony assault. On Friday morning, Boswell allegedly entered the Head Start gymnasium where a funeral was about to start on the Fond du Lac Reservation. According to the charges, Boswell approached his sister's boyfriend from behind and fired a rifle at the back of his head. (Carlton County Sheriff's Office via AP)

CARLTON, Minn. (AP) - A 28-year-old man is charged in a shooting on an American Indian reservation in northern Minnesota that prompted a lockdown of tribal offices and a school.

Prosecutors on Monday charged Shelby Boswell of Hugo, Minnesota, with first- and second-degree felony assault. Bail is set at $500,000.

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