Fargo Police respond to man with gun in downtown Fargo

This morning, at 3:58 a.m., Fargo Police Officers were dispatched to the Radisson, 201 5 St. N., for a report of a man with a gun. Officers began setting up a perimeter and were putting their plate vests on and readying their rifles as they arrived. Upon their arrival, an officer reported seeing a green laser pointing in all directions. Officers located a male, identified as Henry Isalle Aiken, 54 years old of Fargo, with a revolver with a laser. Aiken fired one shot towards officers and then additional rounds into the Radisson lobby. Aiken then went into the lobby and was quickly taken into custody.

During the incident, the on duty night shift supervisor, Sgt. Matthew Ysteboe, set up on perimeter and was readying his patrol rifle, while taking cover, accidently discharged the rifle causing injury to his hand. The only injuries reported, were self-inflicted.

Sgt. Ysteboe has been with the department since December 2001, served as a police detective, and was promoted to the rank of sergeant in September 2016.