AIM Leader Russell Means Shot In Standing Rock Incident
AIM leader Russell Means remained in satisfactory condition at a Bismarck hospital after a gunshot wound sustained during an incident on the Standing Rock Reservation. BIA officials say the wound occurred in a scuffle with Lt. Pat Kelly, though Means later disputed this, claiming Kelly’s son shot him. Authorities cited an accidental discharge during the altercation near the Cannonball Bridge. The BIA also noted a separate arson fire at a Cannonball liquor store, with a body found in the ruins under investigation.