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August 25, 2022 - 2:42pm | By Kyle Cornell
(Fargo, ND) -- We now know the identity of the person that had a standoff with Police late Wednesday and into the early morning hours of Thursday in North Fargo.
Fargo Police tell WDAY Radio that 35-year-old Nicholas Otten was placed under arrest following the shots incident at the Woodspring Suites hotel off 35th St. N.
Authorities say they originally got a call at 11:09 p.m. to a report of an individual experiencing a mental health emergency in the hotel. When they arrived on scene, Otten barricaded himself inside his room and fired shots.
After nearly 3 hours, Officers successfully negotiated with Otten and were able to get him to exit the hotel the Thursday morning at approximately 2:00 a.m. Otten was placed into custody and transferred to a local health care facility for evaluation.
Otten has been arrested for aggravated reckless endangerment and terrorizing and was transferred to the Cass County Jail.
The initial gunfire led to a shelter in place request from law enforcement in the area.
Officials say the incident remains under investigation. You can find out initial story on the incident by clicking here.
