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Arrest made in Vilas fishing incident

ODANAH, Wis. (AP) — Authorities in Vilas County have arrested a person suspected of opening fire on Ojibwe spear-fishers.

The Great Lakes Indian Fish and Wildlife Commission said in a statement that the incident took place Saturday night on Little Saint Germain Lake. The spear-fishers reported they had been harassed and shots were fired.

GLIFWC law enforcement personnel and Vilas County Sheriff’s deputies responded and one person was arrested for being armed while intoxicated. GLIFWC spokesman Dylan Jennings said Wednesday that he had no further information and did not know if the person taken into custody was a man or a woman. A message left at the sheriff’s department wasn’t immediately returned.

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