Date of Incident: 09-25-2014
Time of Incident: 2133 hours
Location of Incident: South of Sleepy Eye (approximately 3 ½ miles south on Highway 4 near the Cottonwood River)
Names, Ages, Address of Person(s) involved:
The names of the individuals involved are being withheld at this time.
Details of Incident:
On Thursday September 25, 2014 at approximately 9:30 p.m. the Brown County Sheriff’s Office and the Sleepy Eye Police Department responded to a 911 call about a car accident and assault south of Sleepy Eye. The Sleepy Eye Fire Department also responded to the scene to extinguish a car fire involving the vehicle involved in the reported accident. Human remains were found in the vehicle. An injured individual at the scene was taken to the Sleepy Eye Medical Center and later transferred to Hennepin County Medical Center where that individual was treated for non-life threatening injuries.
The Brown County Sheriff’s Office and the Minnesota Bureau of Criminal Apprehension are investigating the incident with assistance from the Sleepy Eye Police Department, Minnesota State Patrol, Sleepy Eye Fire Department, Sleepy Eye Ambulance and the Minnesota Fire Marshal.
The Ramsey County Medical Examiner will conduct an autopsy on the deceased individual to determine cause and manner of death. Once family notification has been made that information will be made available. Additional information will be released as the investigation progresses.
