Defendant In Sexual Misconduct Trial Allegedly Open Fires In Court, Injures Prosecutor And 2 Others

(CBS/AP) GRAND MARAIS, Minn. - A defendant in a sexual misconduct trial allegedly opened fire in a small northern Minnesota courthouse Thursday afternoon, injuring three people - including the local prosecutor. 

State Public Safety spokesman Doug Neville said 42-year-old Daniel Schlienz was immediately taken into custody after the shootings at the Cook County Courthouse in Grand Marais, a small town near the Canadian border. 

Cook County prosecutor Timothy Scannell was undergoing surgery Thursday night for multiple gunshot wounds, authorities said. Scannell and another hospitalized victim were conscious and talking before being taken to the hospital. A third victim was treated and released.

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