“Trouble in the Magic City: Minot Murder Shakes Residents”

Minot, North Dakota, is not a large city at all; we all know that

Fargo, of course, is the largest city in North Dakota, checking in with a population of 136,285 ( 2024 Estimate ). Bismarck is 2nd at 77,772, and Minot is 4th at 47,440. I lived in Minot for almost 5 years ( from 2015 to 2020 ), and I loved how charming and gracious the people were to me. I had a great time out there, and I don't remember violence being much of an issue at all. Looking at some statistics from 2023 - North Dakota had 24 homicides - according to attorneygeneral.nd.gov •" In 2023, twenty-four homicide deaths were known to the Uniform Crime Reporting (UCR) program. Based on a state population estimate of 783,926*, the resulting homicide rate for the state of North Dakota was 3.1 per 100,000 population"

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In the last year or so Minot has had more violent incidents

Just last month, there was a murder. According to inforum.com "A Minot woman has been charged with murder following a Saturday afternoon shooting that left one man dead in southeast Minot. When officers arrived, they found 38-year-old Lance David Phillips, of Minot, suffering from gunshot injuries. He was transported to a local hospital, where he was later pronounced dead"

Just this morning, another homicide was reported 

This morning the Minot Police Department Facebook page posted this: