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South Dakota police officers fatally shoot armed man outside of a casino in Rapid City
Published July 27, 2022
Rapid City officers have fatally shot a man with a gun outside a casino, police officials said.
According to Rapid City Police Chief Don Hedrick, the shooting happened shortly after 10:30 p.m. MDT Tuesday 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, KELO-TV reported.
"Our officers returned fire on the subject, and he is deceased. This appears to be an attack on police officers at this time," Hedrick said.
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The South Dakota Division of Criminal Investigation is leading the investigation with assistance from the Pennington County Sheriff’s Office.
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