Three Dead in Minnesota Motel Shooting, Including Suspected Shooter

Cloquet Police Department continues to investigate the motive and connection between the victims and the shooter.

A shooting at a Super 8 motel in Cloquet, Minnesota, resulted in the deaths of three people, including the suspected shooter.
The victims include a 22-year-old female hotel employee and a 35-year-old male guest, both found with gunshot wounds.
The 32-year-old male suspect was found dead on the hotel property from a self-inflicted gunshot wound.
Police issued an active shooter alert and a shelter-in-place order for the surrounding area, which was lifted approximately 90 minutes later when the suspect was found dead.
The motive for the shooting and the connection between the victims and the shooter are still under investigation.