Tension Builds Between Tribe And Law Enforcement After Bad River Teen's Death

Jason Pero should have been at school Wednesday, Nov. 8, but he left early that day because he wasn’t feeling well. Just before his classmates would file into the cafeteria to eat lunch, Jason was shot and killed by Ashland County Sheriff Deputy Brock Mrdjenovich.

The shooting of the 14-year-old boy on the Bad River Reservation in northern Wisconsin has ignited debate over the tribe’s relationship with law enforcement. Tensions between Native Americans and police aren't uncommon. Data from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention show that Native Americans are killed by law enforcement at a rate higher than any other ethnic or racial group nationwide.

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