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A Mill City man was arrested Saturday, July 9, after he allegedly beat up and shot at his girlfriend at a campsite south of Detroit Lake, Linn County Sheriff Michelle Duncan said.

Duncan reported that at 4:29 a.m. Saturday, the Linn County Sheriff’s Office Dispatch Center received a 911 call regarding a domestic disturbance. The caller informed dispatch that a woman had walked to their campsite asking for help as she had been beat up and shot at by her boyfriend, later identified as 32-year-old Christopher Ryan Favor. The woman reportedly stated that she had walked several miles.

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