Man arrested after firing shotgun in Grand Forks

Photo by: Grand Forks County Correctional Center
Photo by: Grand Forks County Correctional Center

(Grand Forks, ND) -- One person is under arrest after Grand Forks Police responded to reports of gunshots late Thursday evening.

Officers tell WDAY Radio that they received calls around 10:30 p.m. of a gunshot going off in the area of 2120 Library Lane. When they arrived, authorities say it was found that Scott Mittledorf had confronted to females from his second floor balcony as they were attempting to catch a dog in his front yard.

After a back and forth with the women, Mittledorf then fired his shotgun into the air. After a brief search for him, officers took Mittledorf into custody without incident around midnight.

He was taken to the Grand Forks County Correctional Center for Terrorizing, Discharge of a firearm within city limits and reckless endangerment.