Man injured in accidental shooting outside Minn-Dak Farmers Cooperative in rural Wahpeton

BRECKENRIDGE, MN — One man was injured in an accidental shooting on Wednesday, July 24.

A 24-year-old man went to the hospital after he was wounded during an accidental shooting inside a motor vehicle, according to a release from the Richland County Sheriff’s Office.

The event took place in the parking lot of Minn-Dak Farmers Cooperative in rural Wahpeton, according to the release. The man was a contract employee working on site.

The shooting occurred shortly after noon and the man was transported to a nearby hospital in a private vehicle. First responders met him at a Breckenridge hospital.

The name and condition of the man is currently unknown.

He was transported via LifeFlight to Fargo, the release states, and the investigation into the incident is ongoing.

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