RED LAKE, MINNESOTA – In a shocking turn of events, 18-year-old Michael Wayne Whitefeather faces a second-degree murder charge after a gruesome discovery on the Red Lake Indian Reservation in April 2018.
According to investigators, a 911 call led them to the body of a male victim on a trail near the intersection of Highway 1 and Pike Creek. The subsequent autopsy revealed that the victim died from a gunshot wound to the head.
Multiple witnesses reported hearing gunshots during the early morning hours of April 28, 2018, near the location where the victim’s body was found. Investigators located three spent yellow shotgun shells, two near the victim’s body and one in a nearby field.
On May 2, 2018, investigators arrested Whitefeather in Bemidji. During a post-Miranda interview, he admitted to possessing a pump-action shotgun and three yellow shotgun shells, and to shooting the victim in the head with the shotgun.
The FBI is still seeking individuals involved in this matter. If you have any information about their whereabouts, please call the FBI at 763-569-8000.
This case is the result of an investigation conducted by the Red Lake Department of Public Safety, the FBI Headwaters Safe Trails Task Force, the Paul Bunyan Drug Task Force, the Bemidji Police Department, and the Beltrami County Sheriff’s Office.
Michael Wayne Whitefeather, 18, Red Lake, Minnesota, is charged with one count of murder in the second degree.
The charges contained in the complaint are merely accusations, and Whitefeather is presumed innocent unless and until proven guilty.
Key Facts
- State: Minnesota
- Category: Violent Crime
- Source: DOJ Press Release â†â€â€
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