I couldn't imagine the res side of life in that case.
I never made it all the way to Red Lake, but I know the Cass Lake, Bemidji areas a bit.
But he had the internet. he wasn't completely isolated. in a couple of years he could have moved. it's a shame, and how many more were aware of his 'plan'.
I don't know what exacty can be done either, except that a lot of folks missed obvious red flags, and those folks who heard him talking aout violence should have alerted authorities,, the meds he was on probably didn't help much either.
We will probably soon learn how many more. You wonder. If somehow knew about his plans, would anything really have worked? He was already at a home detention level. The school had a guard and metal detector. What more would they have done?
Cass will give you a good look at what it's all about.
He was a kid. He lived where he could. You can't just pack up and move when you're 8.
Red Flags? You Bet!
The res needs to open up and call for help.
Kids are much more isolated from adult authority than they used to be IMHO. Due to the legalistic approach to human interaction in today's society, teachers are very stand-offish from the kids, I think, and the kids end up in a "floating world" which is transparent to the adults whose interaction with them is purely formal. This has come about because the adults are prohibited from acting on their own judgement.