Dewayne Michael Lewis was 15 and a student at Red Lake High School. Described as an outgoing athlete who played basketball and a traditional grass dancer at powwows, he was one of six students and a teacher killed during the school shooting on March 21, 2005, on the Red Lake Indian Reservation in Minnesota.

The shooter, 16-year-old student Jeff Weise, began the attack at his grandfather’s home, where he killed his grandfather, tribal police officer Daryl Lussier, and Lussier’s companion, then took a police vehicle and weapons to the school. Weise first shot an unarmed security guard at the entrance, then entered a classroom and opened fire, killing a teacher and five students including Dewayne. The spree ended after an exchange of gunfire with police and Weise’s death by a self-inflicted wound.

Authorities investigated whether others were involved. Another student, Louis Jourdain, was arrested and initially charged with conspiracy based on email and instant message exchanges with Weise; that conspiracy charge was later dropped and he pleaded guilty to transmitting threatening messages through the internet. No other person was charged with carrying out the killings.

If anyone knew Dewayne or was at Red Lake High School that day, can you share details that might help clarify what happened?