(Mountain Lake, Mn.)– What turned out only to be fireworks being shot off drew a heavy presence of law enforcement to a southwest Minnesota town Wednesday evening.
Police in Mountain Lake say they received a report of possible shots being fire around 8:22 pm near an old shed on the south side of town. Concern was expressed about a person possibly being on the property that has an active protection order in place. Due to that, police deemed it a potentially serious threat and called in additional agencies. A perimeter was established and drones were deployed.
Further investigation revealed the individual initially identified as a possible concern had not traveled to Mountain Lake. Witnesses then told police that fireworks had been shot off from that location during that same time frame.
While the discharge of airborne fireworks is illegal, authorities say it can also result in unintended consequences, especially seeing how this incident occurred on Veterans Day.
Mountain Lake Police were assisted by the Cottonwood, Jackson and Watonwan County Sheriff’s Offices, Minnesota State Patrol and the Windom Police Department.
The matter remains under investigation.
