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Police cars remained outside the Fond du Lac Veterans Supportive Housing building Tuesday afternoon after a suspicious death in one of the apartments was investigated.
The Cloquet and Fond du Lac police departments are investigating what they term a "suspicious death" earlier this week. Meanwhile, a 58-year-old man was arrested Tuesday and in custody in Carlton County jail on possible charges of manslaughter in the first degree, while committing a gross misdemeanor with violence.
Officers from both departments responded to a 9-1-1 call at approximately 2:09 a.m. Tuesday, Sept. 14, reporting an unwanted person in an apartment inside the Fond du Lac Veterans Supportive Housing building at 1569 Zhimaaganishag Road in Cloquet, according to an advisory sent by the Cloquet police department Tuesday afternoon.
According to the report, responding officers discovered an unresponsive male in the caller's apartment. Cloquet Area Fire District medics responded to the scene, but efforts to resuscitate the adult male were unsuccessful.
"This appears to be an isolated incident and there is no cause for public concern," said CPD investigations commander Adam Reed.
The Pine Knot News does not usually name suspects before they are formally charged in court, and there was no court appearance before the newspaper went to press Wednesday night. Check pineknotnews.com or our Facebook page for the latest updates.
The incident is currently an open and active investigation.
