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FBI and BIA probe fatal shooting at Pine Ridge
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WEDNESDAY, JULY 23, 2003 The FBI and the Bureau of Indian Affairs are investigating a shootout on the Pine Ridge Reservation in South Dakota that left one man dead and a teenage girl in critical condition. A Oglala Sioux tribal police officer killed the man, identified as Alex DeSersa, 22. He was shot after opening fire on tribal police who arrived at the scene and ended up shooting the girl, 17, in the stomach. The girl is recovering in a hospital. Get the Story:
Pine Ridge man dies in shootout with BIA officer (The Sioux Falls Argus Leader 7/23)
Shooting victim remains critical (The Rapid City Journal 7/23) Relevant Links:
Oglala Sioux Tribe - http://www.lakotamall.com/oglalasiouxtribe Related Stories:
Teenage girl shot, man killed at Pine Ridge (7/22)
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