Birdtail Sioux First Nation chief injured in attack
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The Chief of the Birdtail Sioux First Nation, Lindsay Bunn Jr., has been hospitalized after being injured during a home invasion in his community Thursday night, one of his family members told the Sun.
Another man was also hurt when he too was attacked in his home, the relative added.
“It’s terrible. People were frightened. They didn’t know what was going on and why the two homes. It sounds like there were five of them and the places they went to had women and children in there,” the family member said, whose name the Sun agreed not to publish.
The Manitoba First Nations Police Service (MFNPS) confirmed Friday that an investigation was underway but didn’t say if any arrests have been made or comment on the condition of the injured men.
“We are investigating an incident in Birdtail Sioux involving two separate assaults, the investigation is in the early stages,” Darry Hunter, inspector, operations with MFNPS told the Sun in an email to.
Jason Colon, interim chief of MFNPS said, “When we are able, we’ll release more information,” in a phone call with the Sun, but did not provide any update as of press time.
According to the Chief Bunn Jr.’s family member, the first of the two attacks happened at about 10 p.m. on Thursday evening, but it’s unclear which house was visited first, or what the motivation was for “the invasion.”
“I don’t understand why, it’s really unpredictable, because our community has a lot of drug problems right now, it’s horrible,” the relative said.
By Friday morning, several members of the Birdtail Sioux First Nation had posted on their Facebook pages, saying they believed the incidents were gang related.
One user wrote, “they did this to our chief of Birdtail Sioux. This is unforgettable … traumatizing. I hope to God for the sake of the community everyone makes the right choice to get rid of gang affiliation in any and every way, along with drugs and alcohol.”
May Benn, Birdtail’s band manager told the Sun in a Facebook message that chief and council will pass a Band Council Resolution (BCR), “saying that we will not allow these things to happen in our community.”
In a message that Benn posted on her Facebook page earlier in the day, she wrote, “due to the violence last night — zero tolerance to gang members. Anyone who is affiliated with Crazy Indian brotherhood gang will be asked to leave the community for the safety of our community. Guns were mentioned last night. The safety of our people especially our Elders women and Children comes first,” Benn wrote.
When asked who will take over responsibility for Chief Bunn Jr., while he is in hospital, Benn said that council will help with the duties.
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