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It’s been a difficult 24 hours for Red Lake Nation members.

Chairman Darrell Seki Sr. confirms three members were among the five victims in Tuesday’s deadly shooting. A second shooting happened outside of Red Lake Nation Embassy and Mino-Bimaadiziwin Apartments and Wellness Clinic. The Embassy and Clinic will be closed for the rest of the week.

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The apartments and wellness clinic opened just a few years ago and were built to uplift the community near the intersection of Cedar and 17th avenues. On Wednesday afternoon, it was marked by crime scene tape after a deadly shooting on the street outside.

“The tribal leadership at Red Lake planned that apartment building and wellness clinic so things like this wouldn’t happen, to be a bright light for tribal members,” said Joe Plumer, Red Lake Nation legal counsel. “It’s …

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