Police ID 81-Year-Old Suspect in Lake City Shooting

Lake City, MN (KROC-AM News) - Authorities have identified the suspect in a shooting that occurred Wednesday afternoon in Lake City.

A statement issued today by the Lake City Police Department says 81-year-old William Charles Piar has been released from medical care and is being booked into the Goodhue County Jail on charges connected to the shooting. The Lake City man was subdued by Lake City police officers using less-than-lethal beanbag shotgun rounds and was transported to Rochester for treatment at St. Marys Hospital after he was taken into custody.

Suspect Subdued by Beanbag Shotgun Rounds

According to Lake City police, officers responded to reports of gunfire just before 1:30 p.m. Wednesday in the 1300 block of North Lakeshore Drive near the Subway restaurant. When they arrived at the scene, they found Piar in a backyard area behind the restaurant holding a gun and refusing to comply with commands.

READ MORE: Lake City Shooting Leaves One Injured; Suspect Detained

Victim Found With Multiple Gunshot Wounds

The news release says law enforcement then received information that a shooting victim was inside an apartment unit located in the same building as the restaurant. The victim was suffering from multiple gunshot wounds and was transported to St. Marys Hospital.

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The statement says his medical condition is not known, but his injuries were considered life-threatening. His name has not been released.

Lake City police reported that after Piar was subdued using the beanbag projectiles, he dropped his handgun and a 9mm weapon was recovered at the scene.

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