How did the fighting start at the battle of wounded knee?

The fighting at the Battle of Wounded Knee began on December 29, 1890, when U.S. soldiers attempted to disarm a group of Lakota Sioux at the Pine Ridge Reservation in South Dakota. Tensions escalated when a deaf Lakota man, Black Coyote, resisted surrendering his rifle, leading to a confrontation. The situation quickly deteriorated, resulting in a chaotic exchange of gunfire that led to the massacre of hundreds of Lakota men, women, and children. This tragic event marked the end of armed Native American resistance against U.S. expansion.