NESPELEM, Wash. — A double homicide was reported on the Colville Reservation late Thursday night, according to the Colville Business Council.

Officials confirmed the victims were Laura Dick and her son. Dick worked as a clerk for the Colville Tribal Court.

In response to the incident, tribal leaders say the court will operate on a limited basis next week to allow staff time to grieve and adjust following the loss of a colleague.

Chairman Jarred-Michael Erickson of the Confederated Tribes of the Colville Reservation acknowledged the deaths in a statement to the community.

"Our community is grieving deeply today after the loss of two of our own in what appears to be a senseless act of violence. Laura was someone I had known since we were young — we went to school together — and her passi

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