{"id":3362,"date":"2026-01-20T22:25:41","date_gmt":"2026-01-20T22:25:41","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/usanews1.net\/?p=3362"},"modified":"2026-01-20T22:25:41","modified_gmt":"2026-01-20T22:25:41","slug":"suspect-arrested-after-early-morning-shooting","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/usanews1.net\/?p=3362","title":{"rendered":"Suspect Arrested After Early-Morning Shooting"},"content":{"rendered":"<p data-start=\"0\" data-end=\"332\"><strong data-start=\"0\" data-end=\"26\">Early-Morning Shooting<\/strong><\/p>\n<p data-start=\"0\" data-end=\"332\">Shortly after \u201c4:20 a.m. on November 23, 2025,\u201d gunfire broke the quiet of<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"0\" data-end=\"332\">South St. Cloud in the \u201c800-block of 8th Avenue South.\u201d Police found two victims:<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"0\" data-end=\"332\">a 44-year-old shot twice and a 55-year-old assaulted with a blunt object after<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"0\" data-end=\"332\">trying to intervene. Both suffered \u201cnon-life-threatening injuries.\u201d<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"334\" data-end=\"610\"><strong data-start=\"334\" data-end=\"350\">Rapid Arrest<\/strong><\/p>\n<p data-start=\"334\" data-end=\"610\">Officers arrived within minutes, recovered a handgun, and pursued a suspect on foot.<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"334\" data-end=\"610\">Police credited \u201crapid response, witness accounts, and nearby surveillance\u201d<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"334\" data-end=\"610\">for the arrest of 31-year-old Austin Gerads,<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"334\" data-end=\"610\">adding there was \u201cno ongoing threat to the public.\u201d<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"612\" data-end=\"850\"><strong data-start=\"612\" data-end=\"629\">Investigation<\/strong><\/p>\n<p data-start=\"612\" data-end=\"850\">The incident occurred near St. Cloud State University.<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"612\" data-end=\"850\">Residents reported hearing arguments and gunshots.<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"612\" data-end=\"850\">Ballistic testing confirmed the handgun was used,<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"612\" data-end=\"850\">and investigators reviewed \u201ccamera footage and phone records.\u201d<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"852\" data-end=\"1064\" data-is-last-node=\"\" data-is-only-node=\"\"><strong data-start=\"852\" data-end=\"886\">Charges and Community Response<\/strong><\/p>\n<p data-start=\"852\" data-end=\"1064\" data-is-last-node=\"\" data-is-only-node=\"\">Gerads faces two counts of \u201cfirst-degree assault with a dangerous weapon\u201d<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"852\" data-end=\"1064\" data-is-last-node=\"\" data-is-only-node=\"\">and felony handgun possession. Leaders urged calm,<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"852\" data-end=\"1064\" data-is-last-node=\"\" data-is-only-node=\"\">increased patrols, and renewed safety discussions.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Early-Morning Shooting Shortly after \u201c4:20 a.m. on November 23, 2025,\u201d gunfire broke the quiet of South St. Cloud in the \u201c800-block of 8th Avenue South.\u201d Police found two victims: a 44-year-old shot twice and a 55-year-old assaulted with a blunt object after trying to intervene. 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