Beltrami Co. Sheriff: 2 Arrested For Shooting Man In Neighborhood Dispute

MINNEAPOLIS (WCCO) -- Two men are in custody in connection to the shooting of a Red Lake man Thursday afternoon in Beltrami County.

The sheriff's office says Luiz Delarosa, 23, and David Cook, 21, were arrested at a residence in Eckles Township on suspicion of shooting Vernon May, 33.

David Cook and Luiz Delarosa (credit: Beltrami Co. Sheriff)

Investigators say the men had been involved in a neighborhood dispute before.

Witnesses say May confronted Delarosa, from Bemidji, and Cook, from Red Lake -- and then was shot by both men.

May is being treated for non-life threatening injuries. Delarosa and Cook are both expected to be charged with second-degree assault. Cook will also likely be charged for illegally possessing a weapon.

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