One person was slightly injured, Fitzgibbons said. He did not elaborate.
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The unidentified person was taken into police custody and is being held in the Otter Tail County jail, the sheriff's department said in a news release. Officers arrived at the plant after 7 a.m. in response to a call about an active shooter.
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A preliminary investigation found one shot was fired inside the plant and another outside, Fitzgibbons told KFGO.
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"If it wasn't for the quick actions of the staff here, it could have been a much different outcome," he said. "They intervened, they acted quickly and as a result we didn't have any additional people shot at or injured. They did a fantastic job."
New York Mills is about 170 miles northwest of Minneapolis.