Red Lake, Minnesota (AP)

Residents on the Red Lake Reservation had mixed reactions to news that the only teenager held in connection with the deadly shooting at Red Lake High School would be tried as a juvenile.

“I wish there was already a verdict so we could quit hearing about it,” Shane May, the 22-year-old brother of shooting survivor Jeff May, said.

A federal judge has ruled that Louis Jourdain, the son of Tribal Chairman Floyd Jourdain Jr., will be tried as a juvenile in connection with the March 21 shootings, family members said. Juvenile proceedings are not made public.

The shootings left 10 people dead, including 16-year-old gunman Jeff Weise.

In an interview with The Associated Press on Aug. 29, Francis Brun said he wouldn’t second guess the judge’s decision.

“I wish there was some way that the victims’ families could attend these hearings. And as long as he wasn’t certified as an adult, I guess it’ll be secret,” said Brun, who lost his son, Derrick, in the shooting. Derrick Brun, 28, was a security guard at Red Lake High School and is credited with saving lives by confronting Weise.

“I don’t know what’s going to happen up here at Red Lake, whether other family members will still feel that (Louis Jourdain) played a role in this or what,” Brun said. “It’s anybody’s guess right now.”

Shane May said he hoped the court case will bring the Jourdains some relief.

“I wish them the best of luck. They need to get their family back together, too, you know,” he said.

Victoria Brun, the sister of Derrick Brun, told the Star Tribune she was angry when she first heard the news.

“But then we talked about it – our family – and we decided that there is a reason for it. He is a juvenile. But now we might never know actually what or who was involved in this thing,” she said.

Aug. 30 was Sandra Rosebear’s second day back at work as a counselor at the Northern Winds Treatment Center in Redby. Rosebear’s daughter, Chanelle, was killed at the high school.

Rosebear left work early after hearing of the judge’s decision.

“I can’t see my daughter anymore,” she said. “I can’t have her cry on my shoulder anymore. If (Louis) is guilty, let his parents feel what it’s like to not be able to have their child anymore.”

Alberta Spike, the grandmother of shooting victim Alicia Spike, also was disturbed. “Sometimes, I don’t know what to think,” she said. “He shouldn’t have been hanging around that guy – I can’t even say his name; Jeff Weise. Otherwise, our babies would still be here.”

Bill Lawrence of Bemidji, editor of the Native American Press/Ojibwe News, said the secrecy of a juvenile proceeding may fuel the tensions at Red Lake.

“I’m disappointed we won’t see all the details now,” he said. “That’s going to hurt. People want to see the evidence.”