MORCOM TWP- A Morcom Township teenager has been charged with attempted murder in the second degree after she allegedly shot her 40-year-old mother on Sunday afternoon at their residence.
The mother, Stephanie Straw, was transported to a Duluth hospital and was believed to be in stable condition when she was admitted, according to authorities. Her medical status as of press time was unknown.
Straw’s 16-year-old daughter, Charlize R. Bjorhus, was formally charged Tuesday in St. Louis County Juvenile District Court in Hibbing. She was being held in the Arrowhead Juvenile Center in Duluth.
Authorities became aware of the shooting when St. Louis County 911 received a call at approximately 4:30 p.m. on Jan. 16, informing them that a woman was enroute to the Cook Hospital with a gunshot wound.
Bjorhus reportedly left the residence in the 9200 block of Range Line Rd. where the shooting took place, about 13 miles southwest of Cook, in a vehicle that was later found stuck in a ditch approximately two miles from the residence. Officers observed a vehicle nearby and identified Bjorhus as one of the three occupants. The other two individuals were determined by officers to have been contacted by the suspect for assistance and were released after it was determined they had no knowledge of the shooting incident.
Authorities did not divulge the type of firearm used in the attack. The investigation remains ongoing.