Public Funeral For Minot Police Officer Set For Friday

(Minot, ND) — Funeral arrangements have been announced for fallen Master Officer Patrick Blanchard who died last week. Officer Blanchard was found dead near Towner on December 29th from an apparent self-inflicted gunshot wound. A public service will be held Friday morning at 10:30 at the Minot State University Dome and will be live-streamed online. Officer Blanchard was a U.S. Army Veteran and father of two who had been with the department since July of 2017.