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She held a cell phone and black Smith &amp; Wesson 442 revolver.<\/p>\n<p>Officers ordered her to put both down and come outside. 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This might be their last time going to the big game\">\n\t\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"dfm-title metered\">\n\t\t\t3 fans. 60 Super Bowls. This might be their last time going to the big game\t\t<\/span>\n\n\n\n\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\n\t\n<\/li><li>\n\t\t\t<a class=\"article-title\" href=\"https:\/\/www.thenewsherald.com\/2026\/02\/06\/ice-tactics-agency-friction\/\" title=\"Leadership changes in Minnesota follow tensions among agencies over immigration enforcement tactics\">\n\t\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"dfm-title metered\">\n\t\t\tLeadership changes in Minnesota follow tensions among agencies over immigration enforcement tactics\t\t<\/span>\n\n\n\n\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\n\t\n<\/li><\/ul><\/aside>\n<p>Beach\u2019s granddaughter was shot in the side. She begged officers to \u201cnot let her die,\u201d according to the affidavit, telling them she \u201ccould not feel her hand.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Paramedics soon arrived. A doctor later said she was shot in her kidney.<\/p>\n<p>Her grandson also appeared to be shot. A bullet lodged in his pelvis.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cShe tried to attack my mom, and she shot me,\u201d he told officers at the scene.<\/p>\n<p>Police also found a 9-mm Mossberg semi-automatic pistol and Remington shotgun elsewhere in the house.<\/p>\n<p>Beach was taken to the hospital \u2014 she complained of chest pains and said her daughter bit her finger.<\/p>\n<p>She was released and taken to the police station.<\/p>\n<p>Court records show Beach was granted an eviction order Jan. 14 to kick out her daughter, granddaughter and \u201cother occupants.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Beach told police in an interview that she gave her daughter a Feb. 1 deadline to leave.<\/p>\n<p>That day, Beach claimed her daughter got into an argument, first about moving cars to get a U-Haul truck closer to the house. 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She told officers that she was \u201cnervous,\u201d partly since she \u201cbroke\u201d her back after an injury as a crane operator.<\/p>\n<p>He claimed her grandson grabbed her and choked her, then her granddaughter started punching her from behind.<\/p>\n<p>Afterwards, she was \u201cin shock.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>She claimed her face was covered when she pulled out the gun and pulled the trigger twice \u2014 shooting once forward and backward. Police discounted her self-defense claims, saying she didn\u2019t have defensive wounds.<\/p>\n<p>The daughter admitted biting Beach\u2019s\u00a0finger.<\/p>\n<p>Her next hearing is Feb. 13.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"mailto:mcolias@post-trib.com\"><em>mcolias@post-trib.com<\/em><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Court records show Lenora Beach was granted an eviction order Jan. 14 to kick out her daughter, granddaughter and \u201cother 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