AUTHORITIES INVESTIGATING DEADLY RURAL WESTBROOK DOMESTIC INCIDENT

Cottonwood County authorities are continuing to investigate a domestic situation involving a firearm Thursday afternoon at 5:10 pm in rural Westbrook.  According to the sheriff’s department’s Facebook page, authorities responded and learned that a victim was able to leave the residence but the suspect was alone in the house.  A perimeter was set up and Cottonwood County requested the High Risk entry and Arrest team (HEAT) to assist.  Attempts to contact the suspect were unsuccessful and the suspect was found dead at 2:44 AM Friday morning.  The case is under investigation by the Cottonwood County Sheriff’s Office, Windom and Westbrook Police, Westbrook ambulance, the state patrol, the Minnesota Bureau of Criminal Apprehension and the DNR.