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Press release from Hoopa Valley Tribal Chair Joe Davis:

This morning the Hoopa Valley Tribal Council met with a team of resources to ramp up support, safety, and security for the community as we navigate this difficult time. We are currently working closely with the Humboldt County Sheriff’s Office, Hoopa Tribal Police, the Yurok Tribe, Two Feathers, Kimaw Medical Center, Humboldt County Department of Health and Human Services, Hoopa Tribal Education Department, KTJUSD, and Hoopa Social Services. As part of that effort, today Kimaw will deploy their mobile medical unit to the Hoopa Humboldt County Library Parking Lot, Hoopa Human Services will be open on the campus, and the Tribal Education NDN Center will all be open today on the campus with dedicated services for those who would like to seek support. Food will be available at Hoopa Human Services. Kimaw will also be making available a Zoom link so people can share their thoughts and feelings virtually with community.

This evening, we will hold an emergency community meeting at 6 PM at the Council Chambers to share info., resources, and provide for community input and feedback.

For the record, it is believed that the threats that were made at Hoopa High School last week, were not related to yesterday’s incident. The suspects are still at large but law enforcement does not believe the community is in danger. However, Hoopa Tribal Police will be ramping up patrols and security both now and when school is back in session and the Hoopa Valley Tribe is offering a $10,000 reward for information that leads to the arrest and conviction of the suspects. If you have information please report it to Hoopa Tribal Police at (530) 625-4202.

In closing, the Hoopa Valley Tribe would like to thank everyone who responded to yesterday’s incident including Hoopa Tribal Police, the Humboldt County Sheriff’s Office, Hoopa Ambulance, and the good samaritans who transported the victim to find help. Our thoughts and prayers are with the victim, a Hoopa Tribal Member, his family, and friends.