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Grand Forks has resonated so strongly with those who heard her story, said East Grand Forks Police Chief Michael Hedlund.“You can picture her as someone in your life,” he said.The University of North Dakota student from Pequot Lakes, Minn., a small town of 2,100 about 200 miles southeast of Grand Forks, was taken in a public setting while leaving at Columbia Mall. During a phone call with her boyfriend, Chris Lang, the line suddenly disconnected, but not before she uttered, “Oh my God.”By all accounts, the young woman loved life, cared for others and would do anything within her power to help anyone feel special, said Britni Schmalz, a Minot teacher who was in Sjodin’s sorority, Gamma Phi Beta, when her friend was taken. “Dru saw everyone for their unique qualities,” Schmalz said. “She was a person who made this world a better place.”Sjodin’s disappearance sparked an outpouring of concern and sympathy from across the nation for multiple reasons, whether it was because of her kind personality or because people could relate to her. Hundreds volunteered to search for her in the wake of the disappearance, and agencies from Minnesota, North Dakota and Canada along with the FBI offered their assistance.Sjodin’s body was found April 17, 2004, in a ravine near Crookston, Minn., half-clothed and with her wrists tied behind her back. There was evidence the student had been raped and murdered, according to court documents. In September 2006, Alfonso Rodriguez Jr. was sentenced to death for kidnapping, raping and murdering Sjodin. He now is the only person who committed a crime in North Dakota on death row, though he is trying to appeal the conviction.Though the search ended in tragedy, her story continues to live past the murder, former U.S. Attorney Drew Wrigley said. Colleagues, friends and even strangers on the street who followed the case still bring it up when they see him.“It’s not just that they remember this defendant, what he did and that he is...

Police rushed to the Darfield home of Donald Melville Ineson, 56, about 4pm on Sunday after reports he threatened his family with a loaded firearm, which he discharged "multiple times". Ineson, who is understood to have no criminal record, began driving away as police fired shots at his car, before he U-turned and again drove towards the two officers. The car then rolled to a stop.JOSEPH JOHNSON/STUFF Bangor Rd, Darfield, is still cordoned off on Monday afternoon after a shooting. The farmhand and former South Canterbury rugby representative player was found dead in the driver's seat with a gunshot wound. One of the officers received serious injuries after being struck by the car when Ineson first fled. READ MORE: Gunman dead after police opened fire when he ran over cop Stuff understands Ineson and his wife had recently separated, but continued to live together in the three-bedroom home.GEORGE HEARD/STUFFPolice will not say if Donald Melville Ineson, 56, was fatally shot by police or killed himself. It is understood Ineson, who had been seen recently by several residents with a noticeable limp, had not worked for some time due to a leg injury. He fired his gun at the house "multiple" times on Sunday in a bid to get inside, Canterbury District Commander Superintendent John Price said earlier. On Tuesday, Price said the investigation into Ineson's death was ongoing. A post mortem had been completed, but the results would not be released until the final report was received from the pathologist.JOSEPH JOHNSON/STUFFCanterbury district commander Superintendent John Price says Sunday's event was a "dynamic and extremely fast moving, critical incident". Do you know more? Email us at newstips@stuff.co.nz The officer injured in the incident underwent surgery on Monday was was in "good spirits", Price said. He thanked the Darfield community for their ongoing support. "We understand this has been a traumatic incident that has impacted many and we are ...

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