Law enforcement in Rapid City say one person is dead after the shooting that happened in a casino parking lot about 10:30 last night (July 26, 2022).
Rapid City Police Chief Don Hedrick says they received a report of a male brandishing and firing a gun (in the 1500 block of Haines Avenue).
No officers were injured.
Pennington County Sheriff Kevin Thom says they are talking with witnesses.
The South Dakota Division of Criminal Investigation will handle the investigation into the incident.
(News partner KBHB contributed information to this story.
RAPID CITY, S.D. (AP) — Police say Rapid City officers have fatally shot a man with a gun outside a casino. Rapid City Police Chief Don Hedrick says it happened shortly after 10:30 p.m. MDT Tuesday (July 26, 2022) after officers responded to reports of someone firing a gun in the casino’s parking lot. Hedrick says the man fired at officers when they arrived, and officers returned fire, killing the man. Officials say a patrol car was struck by gunfire, but no officers were hurt. The South Dakota Division of Criminal Investigation is leading the investigation with assistance from the Pennington County Sheriff’s Office.
L to R: Pennington County Sheriff Kevin Thom and Rapid City Police Chief Don Hedrick.
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