Crime & Safety
4 Arrests Made In Killing At House Near Northfield
Two of the four suspects in the July 2 killing were arrested in Montana Friday, police said.
GREENVALE TOWNSHIP, MN — Four people were arrested in the July 2 killing of Chris Lafontaine in a Greenvale Township, a small town that borders Northfield.
The Northfield Police Department arrested two suspects "soon after" the killing, according to a news release from the Dakota County Sheriff's Office. Two additional suspects were arrested in Montana Friday.
Charges have not yet been filed.
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The suspects and Lafontaine knew each other, according to authorities.
County deputies found Lafontaine, 55, dead inside his house on Foliage Avenue in Greenvale Township on July 2 just before 5 p.m. while investigating a reported burglary. Witnesses told investigators they saw three people leave the house before deputies arrived.
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Patch reached out to the Dakota County Sheriff's Office for additional details.
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