Diego Gasca, 34, was killed in the early morning hours of July 5, 2021, after being struck by gunfire while standing in the yard of a Cass Lake residence. Gasca had been at a house party and became involved in a verbal altercation; about 2:45 a.m. shots were fired from a passing vehicle and he was hit in the chest. He was taken to Cass Lake Indian Services Hospital and pronounced dead on arrival.

Investigators from the Cass County Sheriff’s Office and the Minnesota Bureau of Criminal Apprehension later developed leads. In April 2022 a witness identified the shooter and the vehicle was linked to 46-year-old William Joseph Headbird of Cass Lake. The vehicle associated with the shooting was found partially dismantled and concealed on property tied to a former relation, and forensic evidence including Headbird’s fingerprints and DNA was recovered. Headbird was arrested on July 1, 2022, and charged with second-degree murder and illegal possession of a weapon.

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