On February 13, 1983, a U.S. Marshals team attempting to serve a warrant in Medina, North Dakota, was met with deadly gunfire. Deputy U.S. Marshal Robert Bobby Shull Cheshire Jr and Marshal Kenneth Muir were both fatally wounded when the stop escalated into a shootout after the vehicle carrying Gordon Kahl and others approached a roadblock. Several other officers and one of Kahl’s sons were injured in the exchange.

Authorities identified Gordon Kahl, his son Yorie Kahl, and follower Scott Faul as the suspects. Yorie Kahl and Scott Faul were later captured and convicted of murdering the two marshals and received life sentences. Gordon Kahl escaped initially, prompting a multi-state manhunt; he was later killed in another shootout in Arkansas. Anyone who remembers that day in Medina or has information about the people involved is asked to come forward.