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Danial Peterson

Case from Ryder, ND dated May 16, 2019

Victim Details

Danial Peterson

Male

White / Caucasian

Ryder

ND

2019-05-16

49

Danial

Peterson

Primary Suspect Deceased

07/09/2026

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On the evening of May 16, 2019, Danial Wayne Peterson, a 49-year-old male, was at the Ryder Star Bar in Ryder, North Dakota, when an altercation led to his untimely death. The series of events that culminated in the fatal shooting began shortly before a 911 call was placed around 10:15 p.m., reporting that a man had been shot. The incident involved one other individual, Thomas Lee Huston, a 32-year-old from the same town of Makoti.

According to the Ward County Sheriff's Department, survei ...
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  • The Billings Gazette: 2 dead in apparent murder-suicide at North Dakota bar
  • UPDATE: Authorities investigating double fatal shooting in Ryder as murder-suicide
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    I’ve been following the case of the shooting at Ryder Star Bar, and the whole situation just weigh... ...Read More
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    I can't stop thinking about how this must have impacted the employees and patrons who were there tha... ...Read More
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