Minnesota Man 1 Of 3 In Custody Following N.D. Homicide
BOWMAN, N.D. (AP) — Three people are in custody after a man was found dead in a motel in Bowman over the weekend.
Housekeeping staff at the El-Vu Motel found the body of a man in his early 20s from rural Bowman about midday Saturday. Authorities said there was a "sizeable amount of blood" in the room, and they have ruled the death a homicide.
"It was obvious by the condition of the room that foul play was suspected," Police Chief Charles Headley said.
He did not immediately identify the victim, who authorities believe was killed sometime after midnight Friday. The body was taken to the State Laboratory in Bismarck for an autopsy to determine the cause of death.
A man and woman from Bowman and a man from Minnesota were taken into custody Saturday evening in Colorado and were awaiting extradition to North Dakota. They also were not immediately identified.
Bowman is a small town in the southwestern corner of North Dakota. About 1,650 people live there, according to the 2010 Census.
"(It's) an extremely trying time for our community," Headley said.
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