On This Date in Minnesota History: September 6

September 6, 1836 - The first recorded murder to occur in what is now Duluth happened on this date. “Alfred Aitken who was half Scottish and half Chippewa, was shot and killed by another Chippewa Indian. Since there were no courts in the area, a trial was held at Prairie du Chien in 1837. The shooter was acquitted.”

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