Merrifield Man Wounded in Shooting

A 54-year-old Merrifield man was airlifted to North Memorial Medical Center in Robbinsdale, the victim of a weekend shooting. The Crow Wing County Sheriff’s Office says Randy James Lebarron was shot in the face just before 10 p.m. Sunday. He was taken to St. Joseph’s Medical Center in Brainerd, before being transferred to Robbinsdale.

About an hour after the shooting, Sheriff’s deputies arrested 51-year-old Michael Lloyd Daly, also of Merrifield. He was arrested a short distance from the crime scene on Semmler Road in Lake Edward Township. Daly is being held in the Crow Wing County Jail pending formal charges.

The shooting was the result of a confrontation between the two men.

The Sheriff anticipates assault and attempted murder charges from the Crow Wing County Attorney’s office.