Overview

• Nicholas Elliot Lenius, 32, fatally shot a hotel clerk and a guest at a Super 8 motel in Cloquet, Minnesota, with no apparent connection to the victims.
• Authorities found methamphetamine in Lenius' system, suggesting impairment during the incident.
• Lenius also mentioned dealing with 'monsters' in a conversation around the time of the shooting, indicating a possible mental health episode.
• The incident, which occurred on Jan. 9, led to an active shooter warning and a shelter-in-place alert for the surrounding area.
• Lenius died by suicide on the night of the shootings, and was found with a semiautomatic weapon and recording devices.