Breaking News: Arrest made in relation to the March 2023 shooting death of Brianne Anderson
By: Patrice Bumstead
Farmer Editor
On Thursday, April 18, 2024, Hugo Hernandez was taken into custody in Gillette, Wyo. his arrest comes following a warrant that was issued on Monday, April 15, by the Northwest Judicial District for charges of Negligent Homicide, a Class C Felony and a Class B Misdemeanor for Discharge of a Firearm Within City Limits. Sources tell the Farmer that Hernandez’s arrest comes after an investigation of the 2023 shooting death of Brianne Anderson.
Brianne Anderson died on March 23, 2023, after sustaining a gunshot wound to the abdomen on the evening of March 22, 2023.
Anderson’s family received a copy of her death certificate in December 2023. The medical examiner deemed Anderson’s manner of death as a homicide, indicating that the injury occurred as a result of being “shot in the abdomen by another individual.”
Anderson was 32 years old at the time of her death. She left behind three small children.
The McKenzie County Farmer will continue to follow this story and update our readers as more information becomes available.