Deputies Hunting for Rural Minnesota Shooting Suspect

Truman, MN (KROC-AM News)- Authorities in southern Minnesota are looking for a shooting suspect.

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Law enforcement responded to the small-town shooting shortly before 6:15 Thursday night.

The incident was originally reported as a domestic assault. Investigators have identified a suspect and believe he fled the scene.

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Martin County, MN Sheriff's Office Searching for Suspect in Small Town Shooting, Vehicle Description Released

A news release issued by the Martin County Sheriff’s Office Friday morning says deputies responded to the domestic assault report in Truman, which has a population of just under 1,100 people.

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Responding deputies found an adult female suffering from a gunshot wound to the chest. She was brought to a hospital and an update on her condition is not available.

Investigators secured a pistol, suspected of being used in the shooting, at the scene and identified the shooting suspect as 32-year-old Kyle Jonathan Liford.

He’s believed to have fled the scene, possibly in a green 2002 Chevy Tahoe with a Minnesota license plate reading NVU-782. A description of the suspect has not been released.

Marin County Sheriff's Office news release

Liford’s location is not known as of Friday morning. Authorities are calling the shooting an isolated incident and say there is not a threat to the public.

Anyone information regarding Liford’s whereabouts is asked to contact the Martin County Sheriff’s Office at 507-238-4481.

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Stacker utilized data from the Census Bureau and compiled a list of the states where most people who move to Minnesota are coming from as recently as 2022.

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