A small town in Minnesota, US was rocked by tragedy on Monday evening when a shooter opened fire at a Super 8 motel, killing two people.
The suspected gunman was also later found dead, but it was not clear how he died and where he was found dead.
Details surrounding the incident are still emerging, but authorities confirmed the fatalities and that there were no further injuries reported. The motive behind the shooting remains unclear.
The Cloquet Police Department received reports of gunfire at the Super 8 motel near Big Lake Road and Highway 33 in Cloquet, around 20 miles from Duluth, around 7pm on Monday.
As the situation unfolded, police issued a shelter-in-place order for the surrounding community, urging nearly 12,000 residents to stay indoors. The order remained in effect for approximately one hour before being lifted.
While authorities have confirmed the death toll, specifics about the victims and the gunman remain undisclosed. The location where the gunman was found and the cause of their death have not been released.
