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Garrett James Hawk

Case from Fort Thompson, SD dated Jul 01, 2023

Victim Details

Garrett James Hawk

Male

Native American / American Indian

Fort Thompson

SD

2023-07-01

34

Garrett

James Hawk

06/27/2026

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Garrett James Hawk, 34, a Native American man, was killed in Fort Thompson, South Dakota, on July 1, 2023, after a tense stretch of threats and intimidation that his family said had been building for days.

In the nights leading up to the shooting, relatives described a pattern that felt like a warning: car windows smashed with baseball bats, menacing messages, and phone calls that left the household on edge. They said they reached out for help, but no one came when they called. As the fea ...
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  • Rapid City Journal: Crow Creek Tribe takes law into its own hands
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