For the first time, we’re hearing from family and friends of a Red Lake police officer who died in the line of duty.

Red Lake DPS Officer Jesse Branch was killed in a car crash while on duty responding to a call on the morning of Nov. 27 on State Highway 1, east of Red Lake.

A Red Lake Tribal police officer, Jesse Branch, was killed in a collision near Red Lake, Minnesota, alongside one other man.

Memorial services have been set for Jesse Branch, a Red Lake police officer who died while responding to a call last week in Beltrami County.

MINNEAPOLIS – The Front Line Foundation is awarding a $20,000 death benefit to the family of Red Lake Police officer Jesse Branch. Branch, 35, died in a crash while responding to a call.

Red Lake tribal police officer Jesse Branch, 35, was one of two killed in a two-vehicle crash on Wednesday.

Funeral arrangements have been set for the Red Lake tribal police officer who died last week in an on-duty crash.

Red Lake Tribal Police Officer Jesse Branch, who had worked in law enforcement for 18 years, was involved in a fatal two-vehicle collision, and flags will be flown at

Branch, a Red Lake public safety officer, and Red Lake Band member Alan Lussier Jr. died when their vehicles collided on Highway 1, east of the Red Lake community. Few details have been shared regarding the circumstances of the crash, but the Beltrami County Sheriff's Office said Branch "was responding to a call" when the collision happened.