2005 Red Lake shootings

School shooting in Red Lake, Minnesota, US Jeff Weise Jeff Weiss April 2021 April 2021 2005 Red Lake shootings Minnesota#USA center Red Lake 48.155 -95.1022 Red Lake, Minnesota, U.S. Grandparents; students and staff at Red Lake Senior High School 2005 03 21 48 09 18 N 95 06 08 W type:event_region:US-MN it 2:47 2:58 p.m. CST; UTC−06:00 Mass shooting school shooting mass murder murder–suicide spree shooting shootout parricide 10 (including the perpetrator) 9 Jeff Weise * .40 caliber Glock 22 semi-automatic pistol .22 caliber Ruger MK II semi-automatic pistol 12-gauge Remington 870 Police Magnum pump-action shotgun Jeffrey May Unknown On March 21, 2005, a domestic double homicide followed by a mass shooting occurred at two locations in the Red Lake Indian Reservation in Red Lake, Minnesota, United States. That afternoon, 16-year-old Jeff Weise killed his grandfather (an Ojibwe Red Lake police sergeant) and his grandfather's girlfriend at home. After taking his grandfather's police weapons and bulletproof vest, Weise drove his grandfather's police car to Red Lake Senior High School, where he was enrolled. Weise shot and killed seven people at the school and wounded nine others. The dead included an unarmed security guard at the entrance of the school, a teacher, and five students. After the police arrived, Weise exchanged gunfire with them. After being wounded, he committed suicide inside of a classroom. It remains the deadliest mass shooting in Minnesota. Background The reservation of the Red Lake Band of Ojibwe is in northwest Minnesota and is one of two nationally that are "closed", i.e. only Ojibwe tribal members may live and own land there. Its residents suffer high rates of unemployment, violence, and suicide. Housing is poor, and many students do not finish high school.Maag Chris 2005-03-27 The Devil in Red Lake http://www.time.com/time/magazine/article/0,9171,1042470,00.html dead https://web.archive.org/web/20121102203851/http://www.time.com/time/magazine/article/0,9171,1042470,00.html 2012-11-02 2012-12-19 TIME en-US Work opportunities are limited on the reservation, which has a population of more than 5,000, and the unemployment rate was around 60 percent at the time of the shooting. A study in 2004 found that a high proportion of students in high school had thought of suicide. Half of the class of 2004 did not graduate from Red Lake Senior High School; Weise was enrolled in the school’s homebound program, which let students in the program complete schoolwork at home. The program was created to help at-risk students graduate.Sevcik Kimberly 2005-08-08 Reservation for Death http://www.salon.com/2005/08/08/red_lake/ https://web.archive.org/web/20140107111013/http://www.salon.com/2005/08/08/red_lake/ 2014-01-07 Salon en-US The nearest grocery stores are 32 mi km away from Red Lake in Bemidji.Hastings Deborah 2005-03-24 Red Lake tribe poor, isolated and private https://www.seattletimes.com/nation-world/red-lake-tribe-poor-isolated-and-private/ 2023-09-14 The Seattle Times en-US Shootings Lakeside Home shooting On the day of the shootings, at 2:47 p.m., Weise retrieved a .22 caliber Ruger MKII pistol from his bedroom and fatally shot his grandfather, Daryl Lussier Sr., as he was sleeping; he shot him two times in the head and ten times in the chest. According to Weise's friends, he may have had the gun for as long as a year. He took Lussier's police gear, a .40 caliber Glock 22 pistol, a 12 gauge Remington 870 pump-action shotgun, a gun belt and a bulletproof vest.Helms Marisa 2005-03-25 Shooting fuels debate over safety of Prozac for teens http://news.minnesota.publicradio.org/features/2005/03/25_helmsm_prozacfolo/ https://web.archive.org/web/20130318022256/http://news.minnesota.publicradio.org/features/2005/03/25_helmsm_prozacfolo/ 2013-03-18 2012-12-18 Minnesota Public Radio en-US Weise then fatally shot Michelle Sigana, his grandfather's girlfriend, two times in the head as she carried laundry up the stairs.O’Toole Mary Ellen School Shootings: International Research, Case Studies, and Concepts for Prevention 2013 Springer 978-1-4614-5526-4 Böckler Nils New York, NY 177–188 en Jeffrey Weise and the Shooting at Red Lake Minnesota High School: A Behavioral Perspective 10.1007/978-1-4614-5526-4_8 Seeger Thorsten Sitzer Peter Heitmeyer Wilhelm178 Weise also intended to take a AR-15 style rifle but he found it to be jammed. Police later said that if the rifle had been used, the death toll could have been much higher.Davis Don 2013-02-06 Ex-FBI agent: More would have died at Red Lake with assault rifle https://www.duluthnewstribune.com/news/ex-fbi-agent-more-would-have-died-at-red-lake-with-assault-rifle Duluth News Tribune 2026-06-26 Red Lake High School shooting thumb|Fire department response at Red Lake Senior High School Weise then drove his grandfather's squad car to Red Lake Senior High School where he arrived two minutes later at 2:49 p.m. and rammed the vehicle into the school building.https://vault.fbi.gov/red-lake-high-school-shooting/rRed%20Lake%20High%20School%20Shooting%20Part%2001%20of%2011/view FBI Investigation of Red Lake High School Shooting 2005-03-30 FBI 1 37 en-US 2025-02-04 As he entered the school through the main entrance, he encountered two unarmed security guards manning a metal detector. Weise shot and killed security guard Derrick Brun with the shotgun, while the other security guard, Leann Grant, escaped without injury, warning students and teachers to take cover.2005-03-22 MPR: Recounting the horror in Red Lake shooting spree https://news.minnesota.publicradio.org/features/2005/03/22_gundersond_redlakeday2/ 2024-03-02 Minnesota Public Radio en-US APhttps://vault.fbi.gov/red-lake-high-school-shooting FBI Investigation of Red Lake High School Shooting FBI en-US 2024-03-02 Weise proceeded into the main corridor of the school and wounded English teacher Neva Rogers who was pushing a computer cart and conversing with students in the hallway. The students scattered and Rogers ran to knock on Missy Dodd's classroom door. She was let in and initiated lockdown procedures, turning off lights, locking the door, and ushering the students under the tables. Not long after Neva Rogers entered Missy Dodd's room, at 2:51 p.m.,2005-04-12 Red Lake Massacre Took 3 Minutes - CBS News https://www.cbsnews.com/news/red-lake-massacre-took-3-minutes/ 2025-07-20 www.cbsnews.com en-US Weise shot out the glass panel next to the classroom door, reached his arm through, unlocked the door, and stepped into Dodd's study hall. There were fifteen students and three adults in the room.Peterson Jillian The Violence Project: How to Stop a Mass Shooting Epidemic Abrams 2021 9781647002275 en-US Neva Rogers began to pray, crying "God be with us!" Weise shot her once in the head using the Glock handgun, killing her instantly. Weise then told students, "If any of you believe in God, now would be a good time to call in a favor." Weise approached a group of students, asking, "Do you guys believe in God?" One student, Chon'gai'la Morris replied no, and Weise passed over him. The rest of the group remained silent, and as a result were shot at. Weise then turned and asked other students the same question; those who replied in the affirmative or hesitated to answer were wounded or killed, while those who denied believing in God were left uninjured. Jeffrey May, a 16-year-old sophomore, tried to wrestle Weise inside the classroom and stabbed him in the stomach with a pencil. May's diversion allowed students to flee the classroom to safety, but Weise shot him two times in the neck and once in the jaw, leaving him seriously injured.2005-03-24 Tales Of School Shooting Bravery, Slain Security Guard, Wounded Student Saved Others From Teen Gunman http://www.cbsnews.com/stories/2005/03/24/national/main682915.shtml https://web.archive.org/web/20071115130912/http://www.cbsnews.com/stories/2005/03/24/national/main682915.shtml 2007-11-15 2012-12-18 CBS News en-US AP Weise left Dodd's room a few minutes later to search for more targets. Three students and one teacher were killed in the class and five more students had been hurt. Weise wandered through the halls and managed to force his way into another classroom, where he wounded two more students. A girl hiding inside this classroom heard the shooter ask, "Do you believe in God?" This time, he did not wait for answers and fired immediately and indiscriminately after posing the question. Witnesses said Weise smiled as he was shooting at people.March 22, 2005 Teenage gunman kills nine in US http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/americas/4370617.stm BBC News https://web.archive.org/web/20241015153846/http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/americas/4370617.stm October 15, 2024 May 8, 2026 Several survivors claimed that he asked students if they believed in God, shooting them if they answered yes or hesitated to answer.Lennard Jeremy 2005-03-22 Ten dead in US school shooting https://www.theguardian.com/world/2005/mar/22/usgunviolence.usa live https://web.archive.org/web/20050919142743/http://www.guardian.co.uk/usguns/Story/0,2763,1443322,00.html 2005-09-19 2005-11-15 The Guardian en-GB This is believed to have been a reference to a widely publicized exchange between Dylan Klebold and Valeen Schnurr during Columbine high school massacre. Weise had also used the screen name "do you believe in god" on several internet accounts. Ryan Auginash was wounded when he affirmed his faith in Christianity.2005-03-23 Teen who killed 9 was 'not the boy I knew' https://www.nbcnews.com/id/wbna7275159 2024-03-02 NBC News en Lance Crowe was also wounded for refusing to answer.March 2024 At around 2:54 p.m., Weise returned to the main entrance, where he wounded two students. Tribal police arrived quickly and engaged him in gunfire. FBI Special Agent Paul McCabe said the shootout lasted for about four minutes. None of the police officers were injured. After being hit three times in the lower back, right leg, and right arm by police gunfire, Weise retreated to Miss Dodd's classroom again, yelling "I have hostages!"Freed Joshua Condon Patrick 2005-03-31 E-Mail Describes Bloody Scene Inside Red Lake High School http://kare11.com/news/news_article.aspx?storyid=77443 https://archive.today/20120709094008/http://kare11.com/news/news_article.aspx?storyid=77443 2012-07-09 KARE 11 en-US Associated PressLake Chris Maag/Red 2005-03-27 The Devil in Red Lake https://time.com/archive/6671829/the-devil-in-red-lake/ 2024-08-02 TIME en Weise shot and killed two more students who were hiding under tables, before leaning against a wall, putting the shotgun barrel to his chin, and firing, instantly killing himself at 2:58 p.m. The shootings lasted nine minutes. Weise fired a total of 59 shots during the shooting spree; 14 at his grandfather's home and 45 at the school. He fired 37 rounds from his grandfather's Glock handgun, 14 from his Ruger handgun, and eight from the shotgun.Hughes Art 2005-04-18 Feds: Assault at Red Lake over in nine minutes https://news.minnesota.publicradio.org/features/2005/04/18_hughesa_redlakeupdate/ Minnesota Public Radio en-US Victims A total of ten people, including the perpetrator, died in the shootings:2005-03-22 MPR: Victims of the Red Lake shooting http://news.minnesota.publicradio.org/features/2005/03/22_ap_redlakevictims/ live https://web.archive.org/web/20180715040519/http://news.minnesota.publicradio.org/features/2005/03/22_ap_redlakevictims/ 2018-07-15 2018-06-04 Minnesota Public Radio en-USEnger John 2015-03-18 The shooting at Red Lake: The victims https://www.mprnews.org/story/2015/03/18/red-lake-victims live https://web.archive.org/web/20180703022243/https://www.mprnews.org/story/2015/03/18/red-lake-victims 2018-07-03 2018-06-04 MPRNews en-US Daryl Lussier Sr., 58, police sergeant and Weise's paternal grandfather Michelle Sigana, 32, Lussier's girlfriend Derrick Brun, 28, security guard Neva Rogers, 62, English teacher Alicia White, 14, studentEnger John 2015-03-18 Feeling scars at Red Lake, 10 years later https://www.mprnews.org/story/2015/03/18/red-lake-shooting-10-years MPRNews en-US Thurlene Stillday, 15, student Chanelle Rosebear, 15, student Chase Lussier, 15, student Dewayne Lewis, 15, student Jeffrey Weise, 16, perpetrator/student Perpetrator thumb|Jeff Weise, the perpetrator|327x327px Shortly after the shooting, Jeffrey James "Jeff" Weise (August 8, 1988 – March 21, 2005) was identified as the perpetrator. At the time of the shooting, Jeff Weise was living with his paternal grandfather, Daryl Lussier Sr., a sergeant with the Red Lake Police Department, run by the Ojibwe tribal government at the Red Lake Indian Reservation. The household included his grandfather's 32-year-old girlfriend, Michelle Leigh Sigana.Haga Chuck 2005-03-25 Family: Teen had 'a good relationship' with the grandfather he killed http://www.antidepressantsfacts.com/counseling-grandfather.htm live https://web.archive.org/web/20110929152529/http://www.antidepressantsfacts.com/counseling-grandfather.htm 2011-09-29 2012-12-18 Star Tribune en-US antidepressantsfacts.com Jeff was labelled an outsider and a loner in the Red Lake community and had recently been placed in "homebound" schooling for breaking school rules. Life Jeff Weise was born to a young unmarried couple who separated before he was born. His mother, Joanne Weise, was 17 years old at the time of his birth. Joanne's family insisted that she give up her son to the father, Daryl Lussier Jr., who lived with his parents and family in the Red Lake Indian Reservation. Jeff did not live with his mother again until after he was two years old, when she reclaimed him and took him to live in Minneapolis where they lived in a mobile home behind a factory. Jeff then only occasionally saw his father when his mother sent him on four-hour trips to see him. In reports and in Jeff's online postings, his mother was described as an alcoholic who was physically and emotionally abusive.2005-04-03 A Bloody Day on the Rez https://www.newsweek.com/2005/04/03/a-bloody-day-on-the-rez.html live https://web.archive.org/web/20121103043443/http://www.thedailybeast.com/newsweek/2005/04/03/a-bloody-day-on-the-rez.html 2012-11-03 Newsweek en-USLangman Peter 2008 Rampage School Shooters https://schoolshooters.info/sites/default/files/rampage_school_shooters_typology.pdf 2026-06-28 schoolshooters.info His mother was involved with many different men who would also abuse him, and in 1992, his mother began dating a man who also abused Jeff.Harden Blaine Hedgpeth Dana 2005-03-25 Minnesota Killer Chafed at Life On Reservation https://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A64315-2005Mar24.html live https://web.archive.org/web/20171203140246/http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A64315-2005Mar24.html 2017-12-03 2012-12-20 The Washington Post en-US After having two children, the couple married on June 27, 1998.2005-03-25 Jeffrey Weise http://www.highbeam.com/doc/1P1-108594449.html subscription usurped https://web.archive.org/web/20121104212137/http://www.highbeam.com/doc/1P1-108594449.html 2012-11-04 The Ojibwe News HighBeam Research Weise moved around often because of his mother, and attended several different schools during his adolescence. In 1997, when Weise was eight years old, his father died by suicide at the age of 32; he shot himself with a shotgun after a days-long standoff with Red Lake tribal police.Davey Monica 2005-03-27 Tribe Buries 3 on a Long Road to Healing https://www.nytimes.com/2005/03/27/us/tribe-buries-3-on-a-long-road-to-healing.html 2019-08-16 The New York Times en-US Weise's grandfather, Daryl Lussier Sr., a sergeant with the tribal police was present at the scene and attempted to talk his son down, to no avail.Langman Peter School Shooters: Understanding High School, College, and Adult Perpetrators 2015-01-15 Rowman & Littlefield Publishers 978-1442233560 73 en-US Peter Langman Two years later in 1999, his mother was in an alcohol-related car accident and suffered severe brain damage. She had to be committed to a nursing home for rehabilitation.Huffstutter P.J. 2005-03-24 Red Lake Reservation Readies Burial Rituals https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-2005-mar-24-na-shooting24-story.html live https://web.archive.org/web/20120419052625/http://articles.latimes.com/2005/mar/24/nation/na-shooting24 2012-04-19 2012-12-18 Los Angeles Times en-USDavey Monica Wilgoren Jodi 2005-03-24 Signs of Danger Were Missed in Troubled Teenager's Life https://www.nytimes.com/2005/03/24/us/signs-of-danger-were-missed-in-a-troubled-teenagers-life.html 2019-08-16 The New York Times en-US Weise was placed in the custody of his paternal grandmother, having to leave Minneapolis, where he had lived most of his life, to live with her and other paternal relatives on the Red Lake reservation.Rave Jodi 2005-07-11 Family still struggling to understand teenager's rampage in Minnesota https://missoulian.com/jodirave/family-still-struggling-to-understand-teenager-s-rampage-in-minnesota/article_04bf17a5-82bf-5f8b-a35f-36e809538bfc.html subscription 2019-08-16 Missoulian en-US Weise became close to his paternal grandfather and his younger companion, Michelle Sigana, who had given him his own room with them. The family said he had a good relationship with both.Haga Chuck 2005-03-25 Family: Teen had 'a good relationship' with the grandfather he killed http://www.antidepressantsfacts.com/counseling-grandfather.htm live https://web.archive.org/web/20110929152529/http://www.antidepressantsfacts.com/counseling-grandfather.htm 2011-09-29 2012-12-18 Star Tribune en-US antidepressantsfacts.com In 2000, his mother and her husband separated; they completed the divorce in May 2004. Their custody arrangements covered only the children they had together, and not Weise.Hanners David 2005-03-26 Web postings show many sides to Weise Duluth News-Tribune 1A en-US By 2003, his mother had moved to an assisted-living facility; she had recovered enough from her accident to work part-time, and had regained speech. Weise chose to stay with his grandmother rather than rejoin his mother and move again.Rave Jodi 2006-10-26 Teen suicides series, Part 1: Family still struggling to understand teenager's rampage in Minnesota - Sunday, July 10, 2005 http://missoulian.com/jodirave/article_cad5494b-ffaf-55e4-b62b-388c05f40b90.html subscription live https://web.archive.org/web/20150717160134/http://missoulian.com/jodirave/article_cad5494b-ffaf-55e4-b62b-388c05f40b90.html 2015-07-17 2012-12-23 Missoulian en-US In 2002, Weise was forced to repeat the eighth grade because of failing grades and truancy; he enrolled in a special education program at the school called the Learning Center. Beginning in middle school, Weise was frequently taunted and bullied by other students. In September 2003, Weise enrolled at Red Lake Senior High School in Red Lake. Teachers and fellow students remembered him as withdrawn, and he reportedly had a history of troublesome behavior. At times he was referred to be homeschooled. His grandmother said he had not been in school for five weeks before the shooting. His social studies teacher Wanda Baxter recalled, "[Weise] was a good listener like any other ordinary student. He was quiet but never a troublemaker."Gunderson Dan 2005-03-23 MPR: Who was Jeff Weise? https://news.minnesota.publicradio.org/features/2005/03/22_ap_redlakesuspect/ 2012-03-14 Minnesota Public Radio en-US Another teacher described Weise as "a pretty bright kid, but ... lazy when it came to school."Bakken Ryan 2002-02-15 Teen "seemed lost in life" http://www.seattletimes.com/nation-world/teen-seemed-lost-in-life/ live https://web.archive.org/web/20160110172251/http://www.seattletimes.com/nation-world/teen-seemed-lost-in-life/ 2016-01-10 2012-03-14 The Seattle Times en-US Several students remembered Weise as being non-violent. A close friend of Weise described him as "the only one I talked to about my problems. He was trustworthy, and he was always capable of understanding what I was going through", and other students also said they could talk to him. According to police investigator findings and media reports, Weise was often bullied or teased in school by classmates. A tall 6'3" youth weighing 250 pounds (115 kg), he was known to wear dark eyeliner, as well as a long black trench coat and other black clothing to school year round. He was referred to as a "goth kid" by many of his classmates.2005-03-22 Troubled Life Of Minnesota Shooter https://www.cbsnews.com/news/troubled-life-of-minnesota-shooter/ CBS News en-US AP Although Weise was sometimes described as a loner, several students said he had numerous friends. He had a notebook in which he drew what a close friend described as "dark stuff". Internet activities Weise was discovered to have been quite active on the Internet. According to The Smoking Gun, Weise created two violent Flash animations for the flash website Newgrounds, using the alias "Regret". One animation, entitled "Target Practice", features a character who murders three people with a rifle, blows up a police car with a grenade, and kills a Klansman. The 30-second animation ends with the shooter putting the gun in his mouth and pulling the trigger. Weise had created another Flash animation, entitled "Clown", in which a clown kills a man by eating his head.2005-03-23 School Killer's Animated Terror http://www.thesmokinggun.com/archive/0323051weise1.html live https://web.archive.org/web/20050324041214/http://www.thesmokinggun.com/archive/0323051weise1.html 2005-03-24 The Smoking Gun en-US A LiveJournal account, apparently created by Weise, contained three entries posted between December 2004 and January 2005. The weblog was customized to be rendered in black and white. In his posts, Weise expressed his desire for change and salvation in his life. He was also interested in zombies, and under the alias "Blades11", he would publish short stories to the website "Rise of the Dead" about humans trying to survive in a zombie apocalypse.2005-03-22 Troubled Life Of Minnesota Shooter - CBS News https://www.cbsnews.com/news/troubled-life-of-minnesota-shooter/ 2024-08-18 www.cbsnews.com en-US The Guardian and CBS News alleged that Weise had an account named Todesengel (German: "Angel of death") on nazi.org, a neo-Nazi website operated by the Libertarian National Socialist Green Party. On a talkboard hosted by nazi.org, there were many entries signed by someone going by the name Jeff Weise, stating that he was a Native American from Red Lake. These entries criticized interracial marriage on the reservation and shamed Native American teens for listening to rap music, claiming it makes them violent.Left Sarah 2005-03-22 A neo-nazi 'angel of death' https://www.theguardian.com/world/2005/mar/22/usa.usgunviolence1 2023-09-07 The Guardian en-GB 0261-3077 According to reports, Weise spent great amounts of time online on blogging sites. One such blog included a neo-Nazi Internet forum of the Libertarian National Socialist Green Party. The posts revealed an admiration for the ideas of Adolf Hitler, and interests in persuading other Native Americans as to the merits of those ideas. On one occasion, he fought with a pupil whom he referred to as a "communist". He also alleged that the school was warned that someone was going to "shoot up" the school on April 20, the birthday of Adolf Hitler and the anniversary of the Columbine High School massacre, and that the school authorities "pinned" the threat on him. According to one of Weise's classmates, the shooter was "obsessed" with the Columbine High School shooting incident. In one of his online accounts, he listed the films Zero Day (2002) and Elephant (2003), two films about pairs of students who plan out and carry out shooting attacks on their respective high schools, as two of his favorite films.2005-03-24 Warning signs plentiful, young man acted out on Internet https://www.inforum.com/newsmd/warning-signs-plentiful-young-man-acted-out-on-internet 2024-08-11 InForum en Later, Weise was found to have posted numerous online comments expressing his frustration with living in Red Lake, and feelings that his life was beyond his control. He described the reservation as "a place where people choose alcohol over friendship", where women neglect "their own flesh and blood" for relationships with men, where he could not escape "the grave I'm continually digging for myself". His depression led him to attempt suicide in May 2004, when he cut his wrist. He changed his mind, deciding "this was not the path", and posted his thoughts on the website Above Top Secret:Langman Peter Why Kids Kill: Inside the Minds of School Shooters Palgrave Macmillan 2009 978-0230101487 122 en-US Peter Langman I had went through a lot of things in my life that had driven me to a darker path than most choose to take. I split the flesh on my wrist with a box opener, painting the floor of my bedroom with blood I shouldn't have spilt. After sitting there for what seemed like hours (which apparently was only minutes), I had the revelation that this was not the path. It was my dicision to seek medical treatment, as on the other hand I could have chose to sit there until enough blood drained from my downward lascerations on my wrists to die. Medication After he attempted suicide again the following month in June 2004, his aunts arranged with the Red Lake Medical Center for him to be hospitalized at a facility away from the reservation.Connolly Ceci Hedgpeth Dana 2005-03-24 Shooter Described as Deeply Disturbed The Washington Post A12 en-US His continuing treatment included counseling and a prescription for Prozac, an anti-depressant. A friend of Weise said that Weise would take 40 milligrams of Prozac each day, including 20 in the morning and 20 at night.Freed Joshua March 26, 2005 Friend says Red Lake shooter on Prozac, enjoyed Columbine movie https://www.newspapers.com/image/512970825/ La Crosse Tribune May 8, 2026 The extended Lussier family had been involved for years in trying to help him, and arranged for Weise to have care and psychiatric treatment for depression. Dr. Leslie Lundt, a psychiatrist, has commented that a parent's suicide put individuals at high risk for psychological problems, as does alcohol abuse in the family. Weise ended up staying at the Red Lake Medical Center for three days. One source said that his doctor had increased his dosage a week before the shooting, to 60 mg a day of Prozac. His grandmother said he had not seen the doctor since February 21. His aunts said they were concerned about the increase in his dosage. Aftermath Community thumb|Chanelle Rosebear's mother Sandra Rosebear crying at her memorial Buck Jourdain, Chairman of the Red Lake Band of Chippewa Indians, said that the shootings were "one of the darkest and most painful occurrences in the history of our tribe."Jourdain Jr. Floyd March 2005 17-year-old charged with triple homicide http://rlnn.com/ArtMar05/BucksStatement.html https://web.archive.org/web/20051018195240/http://www.rlnn.com/ArtMar05/BucksStatement.html 2005-10-18 Red Lake Net News en-US Derrick Brun, the murdered security guard, was recognized for his bravery, with special recognition by President George W. Bush. 2005-03-26 President's Radio Address https://georgewbush-whitehouse.archives.gov/news/releases/2005/03/text/20050326.html George W. Bush White House Archives USA George W. Bush 2025-07-11 Jeffrey May, a sophomore injured while trying to attack Weise, was highly praised. He was featured in Reader's Digest.2006-03-04 'Reader's Digest' Readers Pick Hero From Red Lake http://wcco.com/redlake/Reader.s.Digest.2.356070.html dead https://web.archive.org/web/20071112074138/http://wcco.com/redlake/Reader.s.Digest.2.356070.html 2007-11-12 2017-10-12 WCCO-TV en-US Associated PressRosengren John September 2005 Everyday Hero: Jeff May http://www.rd.com/content/everyday-hero-jeff-may/ https://web.archive.org/web/20071128123043/http://www.rd.com/content/everyday-hero-jeff-may/ 2007-11-28 Reader's Digest en-US The night after the shooting, many people of the community gathered at the high school gymnasium for a healing ceremony. They performed traditional Ojibwe ceremonies and prayed. Within days, preparations started for funerals on the reservation. Tribal members drew from Ojibwe traditions as well as Catholic rites. They "collected bundles of sage, to be given as gifts and burned during funeral ceremonies." Families picked personal items to be placed in the caskets. Louis Jourdain, the son of the Tribal Chairman Floyd "Buck" Jourdain Jr., was arrested in connection with the shootings on March 28, 2005 and charged with conspiracy to commit murder.2005-03-30 Red Lake Shooting Conspiracy? https://www.cbsnews.com/news/red-lake-shooting-conspiracy/ live https://web.archive.org/web/20070716161247/http://www.cbsnews.com/stories/2005/03/30/national/main683990.shtml 2007-07-16 CBS News en-US Associated PressChanen David Collins Terry Padilla Howie http://www.startribune.com/stories/462/5316857.html dead Tribal leader's son charged with conspiracy Star Tribune' March 29, 2005 https://web.archive.org/web/20050330120726/http://www.startribune.com/stories/462/5316857.html March 30, 2005 He was charged based on several email messages which he exchanged with Weise related to plans for the Red Lake High School shooting. The government dropped the conspiracy charge; however, Jourdain pleaded guilty to transmitting threatening messages through the Internet. Compensation After the murders and Weise's suicide, in April 2005, the Red Lake Band of Chippewa Indians distributed 15 grants to families of victims and people affected by the shootings from a memorial fund that received $200,000 in donations from across the country. Initially, the tribe made 15 grants of $5,000 each to victims and their families, including one to Weise's relatives, to help pay for Weise's funeral and burial. Although some people objected, a tribal spokesman noted his family was not eligible for state compensation and said that they carried "a double burden."2005-04-15 Tribe Gives Victims Aid to Shooter's Family, Citing a 'Double Burden' https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-2005-apr-15-na-redlake15-story.html live https://web.archive.org/web/20130404201136/http://articles.latimes.com/2005/apr/15/nation/na-redlake15 2013-04-04 2012-12-18 Los Angeles Times en-US Associated Press On July 21, 2006, the Red Lake school district reached a settlement with the families of the massacre victims. The school district agreed to pay $1,000,000 total to 21 of the victims' families, the maximum amount allowed by Minnesota law. Of the settlement, $900,000 was to be immediately granted to the families, and the remaining $100,000 to be set aside for future distribution.Miron Molly Judge signs $1 million order for Red Lake school shooting victims' families https://www.mninjurylaw.com/html/recent-client-settlements/Judge-signs-1-million-order-for-Red-Lake-school-shooting-victims-families.html dead https://web.archive.org/web/20190210162140/https://mninjurylaw.com/html/recent-client-settlements/Judge-signs-1-million-order-for-Red-Lake-school-shooting-victims-families.html 2019-02-10 2018-06-04 Rodgers Law Office en-US Legacy Weise's murders and suicide reopened the public debate about Prozac use among children and adolescents. In October 2004, the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) had issued a warning about its use because of its association with more thoughts and acts of suicide and violence. At the time it was the only antidepressant approved for use with children. Siblings of the victims and survivors participated in the 2018 March for Our Lives, which were designed to show respect for shooting victims seen nationally but especially in Florida and Red Lake.Bowen Joseph T. 2018-03-14 At Red Lake, site of 2005 school shooting, walkout carries deep significance https://www.bemidjipioneer.com/news/education/4417711-red-lake-site-2005-school-shooting-walkout-carries-deep-significance 2018-06-04 The Bemidji Pioneer en-US See also United States Law Schools Columbine effect 2014 Marysville Pilchuck High School shooting, another mass shooting on an Indian reservation 2003 Rocori High School shooting List of massacres in the United States List of school shootings in the United States by death toll Mass shootings in the United States Contemporary Native American issues in the United States References External links Jeffrey James Weise obituary, Red Lake Net News (March 25, 2005) Peter Langman, "Jeffrey Weise: Family Tree", School Shooters Peter Langman, "Biographical timeline of Jeffrey James Weise", School Shooters Red Lake Schools website Ten dead on Minnesota Indian reservation after school shooting Category:2005 murders in the United States Category:2000s mass murders in the United States Category:Anishinaabe culture Category:Beltrami County, Minnesota Category:Deaths by firearm in Minnesota Category:2005 mass murders Category:Murder in Minnesota Category:Child murder in Minnesota Category:School massacres in the United States Category:Spree shootings in the United States Category:2005 in Minnesota Category:2005 mass shootings in the United States Category:Crimes in Minnesota Category:Attacks on schools in 2005 Category:School shootings committed by pupils Category:March 2005 crimes in the United States Category:Mass shootings in Minnesota Category:High school shootings in the United States Category:Murder–suicides in Minnesota Category:Mass shootings involving semi-automatic pistols in the United States Category:Columbine High School massacre copycat crimes Category:School shootings in Minnesota Category:Mass shootings involving shotguns in the United States Category:Mass shootings in schools