The sheriff says the suspect, a 52-year-old man from Prior Lake, Minnesota, is being held in the St. Louis County Jail. Croix and will be named when charges are announced. The suspect is said to have stabbed a teenager and four young adults while the victims were at Apple River in Somerset Township. Read the original report HERE. The sheriff says witnesses provided information about the events and the man was arrested without incident at the tuber exit point on the river. The deceased is a 17-year-old boy from Stillwater, Minnesota. The four victims at the hospital are a 20-year-old man and a 22-year-old from Luck, Wisconsin. a 22-year-old man from Elk River, Minnesota. and a 24-year-old woman from Burnsville, Minnesota. Authorities say the victims, whose torso and chest injuries range from serious to critical, are considered stable. Authorities are investigating and say they are still determining a motive for the stabbings. Anyone with video during or leading up to the incident should send it to [email protected] or call Investigator John Shilts at 715-381-4319. “The St. Louis County Sheriff’s Office. Croix would like to thank the agencies that responded to assist in this traumatic incident and express our gratitude to the citizens who stepped in to provide care and comfort to the victims,” the sheriff said.
