FARGO (KFGO) – Fargo police are seeking the public’s assistance in locating Nathanael Ray Benton, 23- years-old of Fargo.
The Cass County States Attorney’s Office says a judge has issued a warrant for his arrest for the charge of attempted murder. Police say they believe Benton is armed and poses a threat to public safety.
On Sunday, at 2:33 a.m., a man contacted dispatch reporting that he thought he had been shot. The man was located in the 100 block of Roberts St. N., near the fire department’s headquarters station. He was transported to a Fargo hospital. Medical personnel located bullet fragments in the man’s head. Initially, police believed the man had been shot in Moorhead.
Through a more detailed investigation, detectives learned the man had taken a rideshare to Moorhead, complained of head pain, and then returned to Fargo before calling 911.
If you see or have information on the whereabouts of Benton, call 911. Police say do not approach him. You may also submit an anonymous tip by texting FARGOPD and your tip to 847411.
