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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 Arrest ed one week after the shootings, and there is some expectation of further arrests. OVERVIEW The incident is believed to have begun during the afternoon of s 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. '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. {Link without Title} 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." {Link without Title} 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 Detector s 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 Computer s in the Red Lake area and has been examining the online communications of students. VICTIMS Killed
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Note: Daryl Lussier, Weise's grandfather, and Michelle Sigana, the girlfriend of Daryl Lussier, are not on the list because they died at home. PERPETRATOR
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