After nearly 500 police calls and a shooting, Fargo commissioner targets 2 liquor licenses
The Bismarck Tavern, the site of a shooting over the weekend, and the Empire face possible disciplinary action. Both combined have had more calls for service than any other downtown bars since Jan. 1 2020. Some city commissioners want the city liquor board to weigh in before they take any action.
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Barry Amundson and Matt Henson | 10:00 pm, Feb. 24, 2021 ×
The Bismarck Tavern in downtown Fargo is seen April 13, 2018. Forum file photo
FARGO A Fargo City Commissioner and Liquor Control Board member hopes to suspend the liquor licenses of two staple downtown bars following a shooting at one of the establishments over the weekend.
Officers say 43-year-old Brandon Roosevelt Grant, a Fargo native, is wanted in connection to the gunfire.
Grant, who is 6 0 , 175 pounds and has brown hair and brown eyes, was also involved in a 2019 standoff near NDSU s campus back in 2019.
Police Chief Dave Zibolski says Grant is considered armed and dangerous, and that if the public knows where he is, they should call local law enforcement as soon as possible, FPD s investigators unit at (701) 241-1407, or the Red River Regional Dispatch at (701) 451-7660.
You can also submit an anonymous tip by texting keyword FARGOPD and you tip to 847411.
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