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Shelby Marie Trettel

Death by Force
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In the quiet town of Cloquet, Minnesota, the evening of January 8, 2024, was shattered by a senseless act of violence that claimed the life of 22-year-old Shelby Marie Trettel, a White/Caucasian female. Trettel was working at the Super 8 hotel when a guest, identified as 32-year-old Nicholas Elliot Lenius of Ramsey, Minnesota, fatally shot her. The tragic event unfolded around 6:30 p.m., when a 911 call was made from the hotel reporting that an employee had been attacked. Upon arrival, police di ...Read More
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  • FOX 9 Minneapolis-St. Paul: Cloquet motel shooting: Gunman didn't know 2 people he killed, was on meth, police say
  • FOX 9 Minneapolis-St. Paul: Cloquet, Minn. shooting: 2 killed, gunman dead after hotel shooting
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    Victim Details

    Shelby Marie Trettel

    Female

    White / Caucasian

    Cloquet

    MN

    2024-01-08

    22

    Shelby

    Marie Trettel

    Primary Suspect Deceased

    11/09/2025

    Forum Posts (3)
    Does anyone have more insight into why Nicholas Elliot Lenius ended up at the Super 8 in Cloquet? It... ...Read More
    10/26/2024
    I've been following Shellby's case and something that really stands out to me is the impact her life... ...Read More
    07/23/2024
    I've been thinking a lot about how Shellby's love for Dungeons and Dragons must have brought so much... ...Read More
    05/09/2024
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    Shellby Marie Trettel

    Death: Jan 08, 2024
    On the evening of January 8, 2024, the life of a 22-year-old White/Caucasian female, Shellby Marie T ...Read More