ALBERT LEA – Police in Albert Lea, Minnesota are investigating a shooting incident.
On November 3, 2019 at 10:42 p.m. the Albert Lea Police Department received multiple calls of several shots fired in the area of Frank Hall Drive and Eighth Street East. Officers arrived in the area searched the area. Officers were unable to verify where the shots came from. No further shots were reported at that time.
On November 4, 2019 at 8:37 a.m. the Albert Lea Police Department was advised that one of the residents in the area located several shell casings and also located damage to the neighbor’s shed that may have been caused by a bullet.
The reporting party turned the shell casings over to the officer and showed the officer the damage to the neighbor’s shed. The shell casings were located on Eighth Street near the intersection of Frank Hall Ave. The damaged shed was located in the 1400 Block of Frank Hall Ave. The majority of the damage was determined to have been caused by means other than a bullet. On one section of the particulate wood siding, damage was located that may be consistent with a bullet but an actual cause remains undetermined.
This case remains open.
A city after Mason city’s own heart. Peas in a pod. Next gun crime going to be in Rochester mason or fort dodge… Any bets?