In 1992, two masked gunmen broke into this home on the Tyon DeGamo Hawk Territory in Canada.

The motive was robbery, but there was a struggle.

The shots were fired, leaving 54-year-old Ward, Maricopa, critically injured.

It took solid police investigation and some fancy footwork to identify the perpetrators.

The Tyon DeGamo Hawk Territory is a small community about two hours east of Toronto, Canada.

The territory was founded over 200 years ago when the Mohawk moved here from upstate New York.

The homes and landscape of the area are no different from any other North American community,

but the sense of family among the Mohawk is especially strong.

It doesn't appear to be any different than anywhere else in Canada or the US,

in what I would call per lack of a better term mainstream culture.

But like I say, the difference is in the people.

In this community, there's a lot of blood family, but even if you're not related, you know

everybody pretty close, so it's like being family.

Ward and Diana Maricopa were respected members of the community.

Ward's Gas Bar, the Maricopa's business, a gas station with a restaurant attached,

had always been a prosperous business.

At night, they also operated a check-caching service from their home for people who didn't have an ATM card.

Everybody knows Ward and Diana, the business there as well, have contact with them.

They're good people.

At Christmas time, residents of the reserve celebrate the holiday just like any other community.

With Santa Claus, Christmas lights, and prayer.

But in the early morning hours of December 30, 1992, the holiday spirit of the community

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