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Red Lake High School massacre

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Aerial photograph taken during the aftermath of the school massacre.
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Aerial photograph taken during the aftermath of the school massacre.

The Red Lake High School massacre was a school massacre that took place on Monday, March 21, 2005 in which Jeffrey Weise, a student at Red Lake High School in Red Lake, Minnesota, killed seven people including a teacher and a security guard. He had previously killed his grandfather and his grandfather's partner at home before going to school to commit the massacre. Seven others were wounded. When police cornered Weise inside the school, he shot and killed himself. Another student believed to be involved in planning the event was arrested one week after the shootings, and there is some expectation of further arrests.

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Overview

The incident is believed to have begun during the afternoon of March 21, when Weise allegedly shot and killed his grandfather, Daryl "Dash" Lussier, and his partner Michelle Sigana, at Lussier's residence. Weise then drove his grandfather's squad car to school, arriving at around 2:45 p.m. Central Standard Time (21:00 UTC). Passing through the building's main entrance, he encountered unarmed security guard Derrick Brun, who was manning the school's metal detector. Weise fatally shot Brun, and then proceeded down a hallway firing at students, killing five students and a teacher (Neva Rogers) and injuring seven others. Witnesses say he smiled and waved as he shot at people. In an incident reminiscent of events that took place during the Columbine High School massacre, one witness said that he asked one victim if she believed in God before he shot her. [1] Weise is said to have used two handguns and a shotgun to commit the shootings. A Time magazine article says that Chase Lussier, one of the students killed in the shootings, shoved his friend down to the ground and told her to "stay behind him." The article said that as Weise entered the classroom where the two students were hiding, Chase's friend's and the gunman's eyes met. Weise fired his gun towards Chase's direction. The friend ducked and then, according to the article, "felt something warm and wet coating her jeans," which proved to be Lussier's blood.

FBI special agent Paul McCabe stated that at some point, Weise had exchanged fire with Red Lake police in a corridor, before retreating to a classroom where he was believed to have shot himself. [2] A sheriff's deputy's e-mail to his family members was leaked to several media outlets, revealing that Weise had been shot in the hip and leg as he exchanged fire with the Red Lake police before retreating into the classroom. [3]

The Chairman of the Red Lake Band of Chippewa Indians, Floyd "Buck" Jourdain Jr., stated that the shootings were "one of the darkest and most painful occurrences in the history of our tribe." [4]

This was the deadliest school shooting in the United States since the Columbine High School massacre on April 20, 1999, when twelve students and a teacher were fatally shot and twenty four others were wounded.

Red Lake High School had installed metal detectors and had hired a security guard in 1995.

Louis Jourdain, the son of Tribal Chairman Floyd Jourdain Jr., was arrested in connection with the shootings on March 28, 2005 and charged with conspiracy. Law enforcement officials believe he helped plot out Weise's actions. For instance, while events were unfolding, he identified the shooter as "Jeff" before actually seeing who it was. Other students may also be charged in the future. The FBI seized a number of personal computers in the Red Lake area and has been examining the online communications of students.

Victims

Killed

  • Derrick Brun, 28, security guard at the school
  • Dewayne Lewis, 15, student
  • Chase Lussier, 15, student (no relation to Weise's grandfather. Pushed a girl out of the way before being shot.)
  • Chanelle Rosebear, 15, student
  • Thurlene Stillday, 15, student
  • Alicia White, 14, student
  • Neva Winnecoup-Rogers, 62, teacher

Injured

  • Ryan Auginash, 14, gunshot wound to the chest.
  • Steven Cobenais, 15, shot in the forehead, airlifted to Fargo, North Dakota.
  • Lance Crowe, 15, gunshot wound to the hand and chest.
  • Jeffrey May, 15, tried to wrestle shooter, was shot in the neck.
  • Cody Thunder, 15, received a gunshot wound to the hip.

Note: Daryl Lussier, Weise's grandfather, and Michelle Sigana, the girlfriend of Daryl Lussier, are not on the list because they died at home.

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