Benjamin Charles Blake Jr, 34, was fatally shot on September 9, 2018, in Onamia, Minnesota. The shooting happened about 12:42 p.m. outside a house on the 16000 block of Ojibwe Drive after someone rang a doorbell and asked for a ride to the hospital; a woman inside heard a gunshot and called 911. Emergency medical technicians attempted life-saving measures but Blake was pronounced dead at the scene from an apparent gunshot wound to the torso.

The Mille Lacs County Sheriff’s Department and Mille Lacs Tribal Police Department investigated and asked the public to help identify a vehicle of interest described as a gold or tan 1999–2004 four-door Oldsmobile Alero, possibly with damage to the front hood above the passenger-side headlight. No suspects were immediately identified or arrested and the investigation remained open.

Anyone who knew Blake, saw that Alero, or has information about the shooting is asked to contact the Mille Lacs Tribal Police Department or the Mille Lacs County Sheriff’s Office.