Record reward offered in N.D. cattle shootings

BISMARCK, N.D. — The shooting deaths of nine cattle in North Dakota has prompted a reward fund of $18,000, the largest in state history.

The North Dakota Stockmen's Association and others are helping law enforcement investigate the shootings, which happened July 4, according to media reports.

The North Dakota Farmers Union added $5,000 to the reward fund July 30, the report said, adding that Dakota Community Bank and two of its owners last week contributed $3,000 to boost the reward fund, which began with $1,000 from the Stockmen's and $9,000 from Miles and Marjorie Tomac and John and Kim Dixon, who owned the Oliver County cattle.

The shooting was the second such incident in North Dakota in a few months. Thirteen cows and a calf worth an estimated $30,000 were gunned down in David Kluge's pasture in Richland County town in mid-May.

The shootings happened on different sides of the state and are believed to be connected.

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