WINONA, Minn. – Police kept a tight lid on their investigation into an early morning shooting tha left a man gravely wounded. Deputy Police Chief Jay Rasmussen issued a news release at 7:48 a.m. — 3-1/2 hours after the sbooting — that assured there was no threat to tye community. His details were sparse:
> Police were called at 4:22 a.m.
> The shooting was at an apartment building in the 300. block of West Howard Street.
> The victim was hospitalized in critical condition.
> A second man was in custody for questioning.
> Witnesses were being interviewed.
Other police sources used the term “ongoing investigation” in declining to discuss the case. Not even the age of the victim was released. Nor were details about wounds.
Campus proximity
The apartment was across Huff Street from Winona State University. Many students rent rooms in privately owned dorms on West Howard Street. The campus security chief , Chris Cichosz, a former Winona police officer, confirmed that he was notified about the shooting. He issued a campus-wide notice. “As far as we know, no Winona State students were involved in the incident,” said Cichosz.
Assault charge
Police booked a 27-year-old man into jail for “first-degree assault causing great bodily harm” at 5:50 a.m., 1-1/2 hours after the shooting. Whether this arrest of Cole Robert Cameron, 27, was related to the shooting investigation was not confirmed.
Cameron, Booked within an hour..