{"id":57766,"date":"2026-10-07T16:21:12","date_gmt":"2026-10-07T21:21:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/trfnews.i234.me\/wordpress\/?p=57766"},"modified":"2026-10-07T16:21:12","modified_gmt":"2026-10-07T21:21:12","slug":"cass-lake-investigators-seek-tips-in-teen-shooting","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/trfnews.i234.me\/wordpress\/cass-lake-investigators-seek-tips-in-teen-shooting\/","title":{"rendered":"Cass Lake Investigators Seek Tips in Teen Shooting"},"content":{"rendered":"

Cass Lake Investigators Seek Tips in Teen Shooting<\/h2>\n

CASS LAKE<\/strong> (trfnews.i234.me<\/a>) \u2014 Investigators are asking the public for information about the shooting death of a Minnesota teenager.<\/p>\n

Dylon Oothoudt, 17, of Walker, was found dead on Sept. 13.<\/p>\n

He was found in the yard of a home in rural Cass Lake.<\/p>\n

The home is on the 1600 block of John Moose Drive NW in Pike Bay Township.<\/p>\n

The Ramsey County Medical Examiner’s Office later ruled the death a homicide.<\/p>\n

Officials determined Oothoudt died from a gunshot wound.<\/p>\n

Investigators Seek Witnesses<\/h2>\n

Investigators have identified a gathering of people near the scene around the time of the shooting.<\/p>\n

Authorities believe other people may also have been in the area.<\/p>\n

Some may have witnessed the shooting or have information about what happened.<\/p>\n

Investigators are asking anyone with information to come forward.<\/p>\n

They are also seeking the identities of witnesses and others who may have been involved.<\/p>\n

Anonymous Tips Accepted<\/h2>\n

The Cass County Sheriff’s Office said people can provide information anonymously.<\/p>\n

Investigators said even small details could help determine what happened.<\/p>\n

Anyone with information can call the\u00a0Cass County Sheriff’s Office\u00a0<\/a>at 218-547-1424.<\/p>\n

People can also call the department’s toll-free number at 800-450-2677.<\/p>\n

Anonymous tips can be submitted through\u00a0Crime Stoppers of Minnesota<\/a>.<\/p>\n

The Crime Stoppers hotline is 800-222-8477.<\/p>\n

Crime Stoppers allows people to provide information without giving their names.<\/p>\n

Several Agencies Assisting<\/h2>\n

The Cass County Sheriff’s Office is leading the investigation.<\/p>\n

The\u00a0Leech Lake Tribal Police Department\u00a0<\/a>is assisting with the case.<\/p>\n

The Paul Bunyan Drug Task Force is also assisting investigators.<\/p>\n

The Minnesota Bureau of Criminal Apprehension is providing help as well.<\/p>\n

No arrest was announced in the information released Wednesday.<\/p>\n

Authorities have not identified a suspect or released further details about the shooting.<\/p>\n

The investigation remains active as officials continue seeking witnesses and information.<\/p>\n

Anyone with firsthand information is encouraged to contact investigators or Crime Stoppers.<\/p>\n

I’m Adrian Cole reporting for TRF News<\/strong><\/a>.<\/p>\n

Copyright 2026 TRF News. All rights reserved.<\/small><\/p>\n

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Cass County investigators seek public tips in the shooting death of 17-year-old Dylon Oothoudt near Cass Lake. Anonymous tips are accepted.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":55726,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":"","_wpscp_schedule_draft_date":"","_wpscp_schedule_republish_date":"","_wpscppro_advance_schedule":false,"_wpscppro_advance_schedule_date":"","_wpscppro_dont_share_socialmedia":false,"_wpscppro_custom_social_share_image":0,"_facebook_share_type":"","_twitter_share_type":"","_linkedin_share_type":"","_pinterest_share_type":"","_linkedin_share_type_page":"","_instagram_share_type":"","_medium_share_type":"","_threads_share_type":"","_google_business_share_type":"","_bluesky_share_type":"","_mastodon_share_type":"","_selected_social_profile":[],"_wpsp_enable_custom_social_template":false,"_wpsp_social_scheduling":{"enabled":false,"datetime":null,"platforms":[],"status":"template_only","dateOption":"","timeOption":"","customDays":"","customHours":"","customDate":"","customTime":"","schedulingType":""},"_wpsp_active_default_template":true},"categories":[12],"tags":[2449,26181,4818,18646,26184,26180,26183,25058,26182,12002],"class_list":["post-57766","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-crime","tag-cass-county-sheriff","tag-cass-county-shooting","tag-cass-lake-mn","tag-cass-lake-shooting","tag-crime-stoppers-minnesota","tag-dylon-oothoudt","tag-minnesota-homicide","tag-pike-bay-township","tag-teen-shooting-death","tag-walker-minnesota","entry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/trfnews.i234.me\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/57766","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/trfnews.i234.me\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/trfnews.i234.me\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/trfnews.i234.me\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/trfnews.i234.me\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=57766"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/trfnews.i234.me\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/57766\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":57767,"href":"https:\/\/trfnews.i234.me\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/57766\/revisions\/57767"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/trfnews.i234.me\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/55726"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/trfnews.i234.me\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=57766"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/trfnews.i234.me\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=57766"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/trfnews.i234.me\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=57766"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}