Neva Jane Winnecoup Rogers, age 62
Lost to gun violence on March 21, 2005 in Red Lake, Minnesota.
Red Lake shootings: 16-year-old student Jeff Weise, killed his grandfather and grandfather's companion at their home, where he had been living, at the Red Lake Indian Reservation. He then drove to Red Lake Senior High School. Armed with his grandfather's police weapons, Weise killed five students, one teacher and one security guard, wounding seven others, before entering a gunfight with police officers, that resulted in him committing suicide.
Photo sources:
- Natives Join March For Our Lives in Remembrance of Red Lake Shooting in 2005 | Talking Feather
- Contributed photo
News sources:
- Red Lake shootings - Wikipedia
- Mar 22: USA TODAY: Victims recall mass shooting in Red Lake, 10 years later
Also killed were:
- Alicia Alberta White, age 14
- Chanelle Star Rosebear, age 15
- Chase Albert Lussier, age 15
- Daryl Allen Lussier, Sr., age 58
- Derrick Brian Brun, age 28
- Dewayne Michael Lewis, age 15
- Michelle Leigh Sigana, age 31
- Thurlene Marie Stillday, age 15
90 candles have been lit for Neva.Light a candle for Neva.
The people with the most candles in the past 24 hours are featured on our homepage.
Ask your friends to light a candle or come back tomorrow to light another candle for Neva.
You can add to Neva's profile:
- Nickname:
- Number of children:
- Personality:
- Occupation:
- Workplace:
- Schools attended:
- Comments:
about losing someone to gun violence:Other nearby fatal shootings:
