Northern Minnesota Sheriff releases video of deputy-involved shooting

Photo by: Mahnomen County Sheriff's Office
Photo by: Mahnomen County Sheriff's Office

(Mahnomen County, MN) -- A northern Minnesota sheriff is releasing footage of a deputy-involved shooting.

Sheriff Josh Guenther released the footage Wednesday. Police say Mahnomen County Sheriff's Deputy Dakota Czerny was assisting with a traffic stop after a pursuit last month near the village of Naytahwaush when he shot 20-year-old Shequoya Basswood after she refused to drop a gun.

The video doesn't clearly distinguish whether Basswood fired the gun she was holding. Basswood says she was taking the gun out of her shirt when Czerny shot her.

You can find the video by clicking here.