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The Ojibwe News
September 1, 2007
SECTION: Pg. 1 Vol. 19 No. 36
ACC-NO: 58957
LENGTH: 247 words
HEADLINE: Redby man killed by Red Lake police officer
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ABSTRACT
An autopsy and forensic reports are being prepared. Paul McCabe, spokesman for the FBI, reported the Red Lake
Police Department was notified by several callers that gun shots were being fired in Redby around 7:00 a.m. on
Saturday. An officer saw a vehicle leaving the vicinity, and followed, but lost sight of it.
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According to the FBI, a 19-year old Redby man was shot and killed Saturday, August 18, by a Red Lake police
officer. Early reports withheld the identity of both individuals. The shooting victim was identified later as Anthony W.
Hegstrom.
The Red Lake Department of Public Safety placed the police officer (William White) on administrative leave
pending investigation.
An autopsy and forensic reports are being prepared. Paul McCabe, spokesman for the FBI, reported the Red Lake
Police Department was notified by several callers that gun shots were being fired in Redby around 7:00 a.m. on
Saturday. An officer saw a vehicle leaving the vicinity, and followed, but lost sight of it. The vehicle was seen again
shortly afterward near Red Lake by the same police officer.
After two attempts, the officer succeeded in stopping the vehicle. It had been driven into a residential driveway.
The officer ordered the driver to step out of the vehicle. He did so. The passenger however did not obey the officer's
order. He is alleged to have pointed an AK-47 rifle at the officer. Gun fire occurred, but the details remain undisclosed
pending further investigation.

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