Update 2/25/2022 3:15 pm
The victim in yesterday’s homicide is identified as 42 year old Wade Allen Goodale of Minot. Minot Police arrested 35 year old Whitney F. Racine and charged her with Accomplice to Murder in this case.
Update 2/24/2022 8:46 pm
Minot Police arrested and charged Mathew R. Anderson with Murder in reference to this incident. He is in custody of the Ward County Jail awaiting initial appearance.
Original Media Release
The Minot Police Department is investigating a homicide that occurred in southeast Minot in the early morning hours of February 24, 2022. At 2:12 a.m. police responded to a SE Minot address for the report of an altercation. Upon arrival our officers discovered a 42-year-old male who had been shot. CPR and medical aid were administered but the victim succumbed to injuries and was pronounced dead at Trinity Hospital. The name of the victim is being withheld pending family notifications. This investigation is active and no further information can be released at this time.