SWAT presence in northwest Bismarck

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UPDATE (7/12 at 10:30 p.m.): West Dakota SWAT and Bismarck Police have cleared the apartment building in northwest Bismarck and are leaving the scene.

ORIGINAL STORY: Law enforcement, including a SWAT team, was attempting to make contact with a person at an apartment in the 1000 block of West Turnpike Avenue Tuesday evening, according to a spokesperson with the Bismarck Police Department.

Bismarck Police and the West Dakota SWAT team were executing a search warrant from an incident earlier in the day, according to police.

The Bismarck Police Department responded to a call of a report of a gunshot fired at a vehicle around 1:45 p.m.

West Dakota SWAT and the Bismarck Bomb Squad were called out around 6:30 p.m. Police were trying to locate the suspect in an apartment building.

A reverse 911 call and shelter in place were sent out for people in a small area surrounding the scene.

This is believed to be a targeted attack and police said they have no reason to believe the public is in danger.

The incident is under investigation.

Your News Leader has a reporter on scene and will update this story as we learn more.

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