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WAYLAND, Mich. — In the early morning hours of Tuesday, a woman drove a white SUV through the front doors near of the Gun Lake Casino near the entrance of the Shkodé Chophouse.

Gun Lake Casino, owned by the Match-E-Be-Nash-She-Wish Band of Pottawatomi Indians (commonly known as the Gun Lake Tribe), is located halfway between Grand Rapids and Kalamazoo, Mich. 

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The Gun Lake Casino released this statement to Native News Online on Tuesday:

“At 2:30 AM, a vehicle drove through the south entrance of Gun Lake Casino in what appears to be a domestic dispute. No one, including the male target, was injured. The female driver is being transported for evaluation.   

There is significant damage to the entrance, and Tribal Public Safety is securing the scene.”

A local television station reported someone was taken from the casino on a stretcher. The Honda Pilot was removed from the scene at approximately 6 a.m.

Gun Lake Casino remains open. 

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