3 people charged with involvement in early morning shooting in Calumet

CALUMET, Minn. (Northern News Now) – Charges have been filed against the three people accused of being involved in a shooting in Itasca County that left two people injured.

Daniel Brusacoram, 31, of Talmoon, Minnesota, was charged with attempted second-degree murder, first-degree assault and felon in possession of a firearm.

Isabelle Smith, 23, of Talmoon, was charged with first- and third-degree assault.

Jessica Schinzing, 46, of Grand Rapids, Minnesota, was charged with first-degree assault, third-degree assault and fourth-degree driving while impaired.

According to the criminal complaint, around 2:30 a.m. Monday, the Itasca County Sheriff’s Office responded to a report of a shooting at 1020 Gary St. in Calumet, which is between Grand Rapids and Nashwauk.

It was reported that a woman was attacked and her brother was shot.

The woman was flown by rescue helicopter to a hospital in Duluth for her injuries.

Police learned that the brother was dropped off at a nearby hospital by a private vehicle.

According to authorities, it appeared he suffered three gunshot wounds.

According to court documents, police spoke with two teenage witnesses who said they saw a woman, later identified as Schinzing, come to the house with Brusacoram.

They told authorities that Schinzing was either dating or married to the male victim and that she was familiar with Brusacoram.

One of the witnesses stated that while she was sleeping upstairs, she heard a very loud noise in the basement and then Brusacoram and Schinzing came up from the basement.

The other witness said she heard loud noises coming from the basement and then saw Schinzing, Brusacoram and another person, later identified as Smith.

She added that the male victim followed the three upstairs, chased them outside, followed them to their car and punched it.

The witness told police they believed he followed the car and hit the car to stop the suspects from driving away.

According to court documents, investigators then spoke with the male victim at the hospital.

He told authorities that he was in the basement of his sister’s house on Sunday evening and in the early hours of Monday morning.

The victim stated that he was at his sister’s house because he had been arguing with his wife Schinzing all day.

He stated that his sister either called or texted Schinzing about family matters that might have upset her.

According to authorities, the victim said Schinzing, Brusacoram and Smith approached him in the basement of his sister’s home in the early morning hours of Monday.

An argument then broke out.

Shortly thereafter, Brusacoram allegedly produced a firearm, which the victim described as a 9mm Hellcat pistol.

The victim stated he knew the gun was Schinzing’s gun because he had seen it before.

Court documents say the victim told police that Brusacoram then shot him at least three times.

After the shots were fired, the three suspects fled upstairs.

The victim said he was very sure that Brusacoram was the one who fired the gun at him.

Additionally, he said he saw Smith physically attack his sister and hit her in the face.

Police later learned that the woman had been attacked by both Smith and Schinzing.

The victim told authorities he wasn’t sure if his sister had been shot or if her wounds were just from the attack.

Shortly after he went outside, he had one of the witnesses take him to the hospital.

According to authorities, the female victim suffered a broken nose and required staples to her head due to injuries sustained in the attack.

At approximately 7:30 a.m. Monday, Itasca County Dispatch received a call regarding two individuals wearing dark clothing walking on Highway 169 who matched the description of Brusacoram and Smith.

When the police arrived, both fled on foot and were later arrested.

Authorities say Brusacoram had a firearm in his possession, later identified as a 9mm handgun.

Schinzing was also arrested Monday, but at a residence in Grand Rapids.

According to the criminal complaint, Schinzing admitted to driving her vehicle from the crime scene to that home.

Based on her interactions and conversations with Schinzing, authorities believed she was under the influence of a controlled substance.

Schinzing then admitted to using meth within the previous 72 hours.

A search warrant was then issued for Schinzing’s blood or urine.

According to court records, Brusacoram was convicted of the following crimes between 2011 and 2016:

• Tampering with a witness in the first degree
• kidnapping
• First degree burglary
• DWI
• Disorderly behavior
• Threats of violence

Records show Brusacoram violated probation twice related to these offenses.

In addition, a criminal case against a felon in possession of a firearm from August 2021 is pending in Brusacoram.

Brusacoram has a Rule 20 case pending and has failed to appear in court three times in the case.

Brusacoram, Schinzing and Smith each face up to 20 years in prison for the incident.

They will all be back in court on October 23rd.

At the time of publication, all were still in the Itasca County Jail.

Bail for Brusacoram was set at $250,000 with conditions and $500,000 without conditions.

Schinzing and Smith had bail set at $100,000 with conditions and $200,000 without conditions.

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