SALVATION ARMY RESPONDS TO HOSTAGE SITUATION IN MAHNOMEN, MIN.
20/02/2009

<p><em>FARGO, NORTH DAKOTA</em>- The Salvation Army of Fargo, N.D. responded in 
the north-central Minnesota town of Mahnomen, where an officer was shot early 
Wednesday morning and a suspect remained holed up in a trailer home for most of 
the day. <br /><br />State officials called on The Salvation Army at 1:30 p.m. 
to 
provide food and hydration services to more than 100 emergency responders, said 
Captain Adam Moore, who is serving with five other Salvation Army personnel 
less than three blocks from the scene. <br /><br />"We will stay until the last law 
enforcement team leaves," Moore said. <br /><br />According to The Forum 
newspaper of 
Fargo-Moorehead: Christopher Dewey, a Mahnomen County sheriff's deputy, is in 
critical condition after he was shot twice while investigating reports of 
gunshots this morning. Police SWAT teams later surrounded a trailer home 
occupied by two armed suspects. One of the suspects surrendered early in the 
day.</p>
<p>During a 4 p.m. news conference on Wednesday (February 18, 2009), 
Moore learned the second suspect has also surrendered.</p>
<p>Report submitted by <br />Annette Bauer, PR Director,<br /> The Salvation 
Army Northern DHQ <br />2445 Prior Ave, Roseville, MN 55113   651.746.3500  
office</p>
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