The public school district on the Red Lake Reservation in northern Minnesota has reached a settlement with the families of the victims of the March 21, 2005, shootings.
The Red Lake School District will pay $1 million to 21 families. That's the maximum amount allowed under state law, The Minneapolis Star Tribune reported.
"Steve and the other victims' families deserve more," LeeAnn Cobenais-Thunder, the mother of victim Steve Cobenais, told the paper.
Of the settlement, $900,000 will be immediately distributed to the families. The remaining $100,000 will be set aside for future distribution or new claims.
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