Turtle Mountain Reservation, ND (trfnews.i234.me)—On the night of August 23, 2020, police officers fired fatal shots at Brandon Richard Laducer, a 35-year-old Native American man from Belcourt, North Dakota. They believed they were taking down a fugitive—only to realize, hours later, that they had the wrong man. According to a North Dakota Bureau of Criminal… Continue reading Deadly Mistake: The Wrong Man, A Fatal Shooting, and a Mother’s Fight for Justice in Turtle Mountain
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Officer-Involved Shooting Results in Fatality on Turtle Mountain Reservation
BELCOURT, N.D. (trfnews.i234.me) —On Sunday morning, law enforcement officers from the Bureau of Indian Affairs and the Turtle Mountain Agency responded to a residence west of Belcourt on the Turtle Mountain Reservation. The response was initiated by reports of an individual armed and expressing suicidal intentions. During the intervention, shots were fired, resulting in the… Continue reading Officer-Involved Shooting Results in Fatality on Turtle Mountain Reservation
Five Indicted in North Dakota Fentanyl Trafficking Case
GRAND FORKS, ND (trfnews.i234.me) — Five individuals were charged with various crimes related to alleged fentanyl possession and transportation. The incident occurred on October 25th when law enforcement stopped a vehicle traveling along U.S. Highway 2. The driver, Darla Rae Belgarde, stated she had picked up Olivia Rain Patneaud in Fargo as the latter requested… Continue reading Five Indicted in North Dakota Fentanyl Trafficking Case