Jamison Christopher Anderson, 20, of Vineland, Minnesota, was fatally shot on January 13, 2017, by a Mille Lacs County deputy during an attempted home invasion on the Mille Lacs reservation. Four men had forced entry into a residence that held more than a dozen occupants. When deputies arrived, Deputy Daniel Mott encountered an intruder in a bedroom holding a shotgun pointed at several people; after the intruder refused commands to drop the weapon, Deputy Mott shot and killed him.

The Midwest Medical Examiner identified the deceased as Jamison Anderson and an autopsy was performed. The Minnesota Bureau of Criminal Apprehension opened an investigation and reported there was no video of the shooting. Three other suspects in the attempted robbery were arrested and booked into the Mille Lacs County Jail; they were from Brainerd, Bayport, and Onamia. The Mille Lacs County Sheriff’s Office and Mille Lacs Tribal Police investigated the assaults and attempted robbery.

If anyone present that night or with information about the break-in knows more, please share what can help clarify what happened.