The Morton County Sheriff's Office confirmed to the Associated Press that it had cleared the private land of protesters around 6:30pm EST Thursday.

Shortly after 7:00pm EST Thursday, the sheriff's office posted on its Facebook page that "one woman has been arrested for firing a weapon at the police line near Highway 1806."

The sheriff's office just after 8:00pm EST stated in a Facebook post that it received reports of "several incidents involving firearms." One "involved a private individual who was run off the road by protestors. The victim was shot in the hand and is being treated. An investigation in underway. No law enforcement was involved with this shooting."

With regard to the woman arrested, the sheriff's office said she "pulled a .38 caliber revolver and fired three shots at law enforcement, narrowly missing a sheriff’s deputy." The sheriff's office claims it did not fire any shots when taking her into custody.

"Ten shots were reported in the area. It’s possible it is local hunters. This incident is under investigation," the Facebook post concluded.

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