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Wed, 26 Jan 2000
http://www.kotatv.com/localnews/story.asp?ID=3829

Pine Ridge Shooting
12:33:41 PM
Jack Siebold

A shooting on Pine Ridge early this morning, just down the block
from where "Grass Roots" has occupied the tribal government building.
But police say the only connection is that the victim was off-duty security
for the protesters.

Oglala Sioux Tribe police investigators say Rydell Eagle Hawk, who is
part of the Grass Roots security detail, was shot in the leg about a block
or two from the building. Investigators believe the shooting was alcohol-
related, possibly following an argument. Police say Eagle Hawk had
just left a drinking party at a mobile home park about two blocks from the
tribal building. He was headed back to the building when he was shot.

The Grass Roots account of the shooting differs from investigators. They
say Eagle Hawk was near a store, a block from the occupied building,
when a car of young men pulled up ... asked if he was someone else,
then shot him in the leg.

Until this morning's shooting, there has been no violence linked in any
way to the 11-day takeover. The Grass Roots protesters occupied the
tribal building in an effort to get the council to fire treasurer Chuck Jacobs ...
and for the federal government to audit the tribe's finances.

While the shooting didn't happen at the occupied site, rumors quickly
filled internet sites ... and dozens of e-mails were sent to media with
those rumors. But both sides ... police and Grass Roots ... say the
occupation is still peaceful.

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Thu, 27 Jan 2000
http://www.fox7.blackhills.com/news1.htm

Pine Ridge occupation day 11: shots fired

An early morning shooting stirs things up with the occupation in
Pine Ridge. Oglala Sioux police tell FOX 7 News, they don't think
the shooting has anything to do with the takeover of the Red Cloud
Administration building. A man was shot in the leg around two
o'clock Wednesday morning. Police say it happened about a block
from the building and they think alcohol was involved. The man is
recovering, and police say he is not cooperating with them.

Protestors inside the building say they think the shooting has
something to do with their takeover, which is in its eleventh day.
They are demanding the resignation or termination of the tribe's
treasurer.

Story by: Aaron Erickson
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