BRAINERD — Law enforcement arrested a 35-year-old Brainerd man early Friday, Nov. 1, as a suspect in a shooting and alleged kidnapping of five people from a residence in northeast Brainerd.

Around 1:50 a.m., Crow Wing County sheriff’s deputies responded to a shooting on Loerch Road in Maple Grove County, east of Brainerd. Deputies arrived in the area and found an adult male dead from an apparent gunshot wound. The victim was identified as Lyle Maske, 62, Brainerd.

Investigators identified Chad Aanerud as a suspect in the shooting. Aanerud allegedly took five people against their will from a residence in the 15000 block of Loerch Road and left the scene in a white 2017 Chrysler Pacifica. The sheriff’s office said the shooting death and the apparent kidnapping are believed to be related incidents.

Among those taken against their will were a 33-year-old woman and four young people aged 14, 11, 7 and 3.

An Amber Alert with suspect and vehicle information was sent around 6:30 a.m. Friday.

At approximately 7:15 a.m., the vehicle was located and stopped by law enforcement in Morrison County. Aanerud was taken into custody and five people were found in the vehicle unharmed.

“This is an active investigation and more details will be released as they become known,” the sheriff’s office said in a news release.

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