On February 23, 2010, 32-year-old Bruco Strongeagle Eastwood is alleged to have shot two Deer Creek Middle School students with a high-powered rifle. The students, Reagan Weber and Matt Thieu, were injured in the shooting but are expected to survive.http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2010/02/23/deer-creek-middle-school_n_473943.html

According to witnesses, Eastwood entered the campus and approached the students, inquiring if they were students there. When they answered that they were, Eastwood allegedly began shooting. He was then tackled by seventh-grade teacher David Benke while attempting to reload.http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2010/02/23/deer-creek-middle-school_n_473943.html

Eastwood's motive is unknown, though his father, Bruco War Eagle Eastwood, described him as a troubled drifter who heard voices.http://www.denverpost.com/ci_14456094 Deer Creek Middle School is only a few miles away from Columbine High School, the site of one of the most infamous and deadly school shootings in US history.http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2010/02/23/deer-creek-middle-school_n_473943.html

Eastwood had been arrested numerous times before the incident at Deer Creek Middle School. He had previously been accused of numerous felonies, including menacing, domestic violence, theft and driving under the influence. Authorities indicated that he had previously visited the Deer Creek school as well, but did not specify the nature of his visits.http://www.kdvr.com/news/kdvr-school-shooting-022310,0,7616995.story

Eastwood was arrested following the Deer Creek incident and charged with 2 counts of attempted first degree murder.http://www.kdvr.com/news/kdvr-school-shooting-022310,0,7616995.story According to witnesses, just prior to his arrest, he was yelling obscenities and rambling.http://www.kdvr.com/news/kdvr-school-shooting-022310,0,7616995.story