A man was shot in the leg Thursday morning as he was driving on Interstate 35, authorities said.
The Chisago County Sheriff’s Office was informed at approximately 10:40 a.m. Thursday that the driver of a vehicle traveling southbound on I-35 near the Harris exit had been shot in the leg by a bullet that appeared to have entered through the driver’s side door, according to a news release from law enforcement.
Deputies arriving in the vicinity reported hearing gunfire consistent with target rifle shooting. Upon canvassing the area and deploying drones, they were able to pinpoint the source of the gunfire, per the release.
Three men were located on private property along I-35 and were found to be “shooting rifles at a target positioned in the direction of the interstate,” according to police. The estimated distance from the shooting location to where the victim was struck is over 1,500 feet.
The three individuals are cooperating with law enforcement, per the release.
The victim, a 48-year-old man from Duluth, sustained non-life-threatening injuries to his leg and was taken to Regions Hospital in St. Paul. There were three other occupants in the car who were not injured.
The Chisago County Sheriff’s Office is investigating the incident with assistance from the Minnesota State Patrol and the Minnesota Department of Natural Resources.
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