One man arrested in connection with fatal shooting at Tioga crew camp

One man died and another was wounded on Saturday at the Wanzek crew camp just outside of Tioga, N.D., along Highway 2. Amy Dalrymple/Forum Communications Co.

TIOGA, N.D. – One man died and another was injured during a weekend shooting at a crew camp near here, authorities said today.

A suspect, Victor Scott Lamont of Lufkin, Texas, was arrested, said the Williams County Sheriff’s Office.

The shooting was reported at 10:15 p.m. Saturday at the Wanzek man camp, 10762 Highway 2, near Tioga.

Two men were transported to Tioga Medical Center for wounds. Gerald Wayne Schild, 57, Katy, Texas, was pronounced dead at the hospital, the sheriff’s office said.

Travis William Lomax, 38, Fort Smith, Ark., was transported to Trinity Hospital in Minot for further treatment of a gunshot wound, authorities said.

The case remains under investigation.

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