NAYTAHWAUSH, Minn. — The Minnesota Bureau of Criminal Apprehension (BCA) is investigating after a Mahnomen woman was shot and injured by a Mahnomen County deputy around 1:30 a.m. on March 13.
The woman has been identified as 20-year-old Shequoya Deanne Basswood. She is currently undergoing treatment for her injuries at Sanford Medical Center in Fargo.
The BCA says Mahnomen County Sheriff's deputy Dakota Czerny was performing a traffic stop along Highway 200, when a vehicle containing Basswood and five other people sped off, before later crashing into a ditch.
Two individuals, including the driver, fled the scene, while the BCA says Basswood and three others remained inside. Czerny then came upon the vehicle and proceeded to detain the four remaining passengers.
At some point, the BCA says Basswood "produced" a firearm before Czerny discharged his own weapon, striking Basswood and injuring her.
The BCA says it is unclear in this stage of the investigation whether Basswood fired her weapon at any time during the incident.
The bureau says deputy Czerny provided medical aid before Basswood was taken to the area hospital. She was then flown to Sanford Medical Center.
Of the two individuals that fled the scene, one has been interviewed by authorities, while the other is still at large.
The BCA is asking anyone with information pertaining to this incident or the identities of those involved to contact 761-793-7000.
The organization is currently reviewing dash camera and body camera footage that captured the incident, and says a firearm was recovered at the scene.
The BCA says Czerny, who had been with the department for one year, has been placed on standard administrative leave.
An investigation into the shooting is ongoing.
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