NDHP Investigates Fatal Shooting After Brief Vehicle Pursuit

Grand Forks County Shooting Investigation

GRAND FORKS, N.D. (NDHP) – On January 2, 2026, at 5:39 p.m., dispatch received a 911 call reporting an erratic driver in Grand Forks County. A North Dakota Highway Patrol Trooper (NDHP) located the vehicle south of the city of Grand Forks at mile marker 138 on I-29; the vehicle stopped prior to the trooper turning on red and blue lights to indicate a traffic stop. The trooper approached the vehicle, and requested the driver exit the vehicle. The…

NDHP investigates fatal shooting after brief vehicle pursuit

A driver has died from an apparent self-inflicted gunshot wound after a vehicle pursuit involving North Dakota Highway Patrol.

Driver dies from apparent self-inflicted gunshot wound near Grand Forks

GRAND FORKS COUNTY, N.D. — A man died Friday night from an apparent self inflicted gunshot wound following a pursuit in Grand Forks County. Dispatch received a call after 5:30 p.m. reporting an erratic driver south of Grand Forks. A trooper located the vehicle south of the city of Grand Forks at mile marker 138 on I-29. The vehicle stopped prior to the trooper turning on red and blue lights to indicate a traffic stop. The trooper approached the …

One dead of apparent self-inflicted gunshot wound following vehicle pursuit and crash near Grand Forks

GRAND FORKS — One person is dead following a pursuit near Grand Forks Friday, Jan. 2. At 5:39 p.m., North Dakota Highway Patrol dispatch received a 911 call reporting an erratic driver in Grand Forks County, a press release said. The vehicle was located by a North Dakota Highway Patrol trooper south of Grand Forks at mile marker 138 on I-29. The vehicle stopped before the trooper turned on red and blue lights to indicate a traffic stop. The troo…

Pursuit in Grand Forks County Ends in Possible Suicide

GRAND FORKS, N.D. (KVRR) – A driver in Grand Forks County is dead from an apparent self-inflicted gunshot wound after a pursuit in the early evening of January 2. The North Dakota Highway Patrol says that they received reports of an erratic driver just after 5:30 P.M. A trooper was soon able to locate the vehicle in question at mile marker 138 on I-29. The trooper initiated a traffic stop, but the driver fled the scene, after which the trooper p…

Grand Forks County, ND - Police Chase: Driver Dies After Pursuit Near Grand Forks

Country Herald is Local News, Independent Pulse. Covering breaking local news, sports, lifestyle and events. Grand Forks County, ND – A police pursuit in Grand Forks County Tuesday evening ended in tragedy after a driver reportedly died from a self-inflicted gunshot wound following a short chase along Interstate 29. According to the North Dakota Highway Patrol (NDHP), the incident began around 5:39 p.m. on January 2, 2026, when dispatchers recei…