Current:Home > reviewsPolice fatally shoot suspect allegedly holding hostages at South Dakota gas station -ProsperityStream Academy
Police fatally shoot suspect allegedly holding hostages at South Dakota gas station
View
Date:2025-04-12 18:41:42
SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (AP) — South Dakota police say a deputy fatally shot an armed suspect Wednesday who allegedly was holding several employees hostage at a Sioux Falls gas station.
A Sioux Falls police officer was by the gas station early Wednesday when someone began firing at the officer, who fired back, Sioux Falls Police Chief Jon Thum told the Argus Leader. Police received an emergency call about the shooting at roughly the same time.
Backup arrived, Thum said, and a Minnehaha County Sheriff’s deputy and SWAT officer used a sniper rifle to shoot the suspect.
Law enforcement found a hostage hiding in a bathroom and another who had been near the suspect, Thum said. Another hostage had already fled.
No law enforcement or hostages were injured, according to Thum and South Dakota Attorney General Marty Jackley.
Medics then checked on the suspect, who was pronounced dead at the scene, Thum said.
Calls by The Associated Press to the gas station Wednesday were not answered.
The South Dakota attorney general’s Division of Criminal Investigation is reviewing the shooting and is expected to release a report in roughly a month.
Thum did not provide details on the suspect’s identity and did not say whether the deputy involved in the shooting has been suspended. An Associated Press voicemail left with the Minnehaha County sheriff was not immediately returned Wednesday.
veryGood! (93281)
Related
- Average rate on 30
- Bill would revise Tennessee’s decades-old law targeting HIV-positive people convicted of sex work
- Former orphanage founder in Haiti faces federal charges of sexually abusing minors
- See the full list of Oscar nominations for 2024 Academy Awards
- Tom Holland's New Venture Revealed
- Rights center says Belarusian authorities have arrested scores of people in latest crackdown
- Caitlin Clark incident at Ohio State raises concerns about how to make storming court safe
- Syria pushes back against Jordanian strikes on drug traffickers on Syrian territory
- B.A. Parker is learning the banjo
- Sri Lankan lawmakers debate controversial internet safety bill amid protests by rights groups
Ranking
- The FBI should have done more to collect intelligence before the Capitol riot, watchdog finds
- ‘Gone Mom’ prosecutors show shirt, bra, zip ties they say link defendant to woman’s disappearance
- Canada is preparing for a second Trump presidency. Trudeau says Trump ‘represents uncertainty’
- France fines Amazon $35 million for ‘excessively intrusive’ monitoring of warehouse staff
- B.A. Parker is learning the banjo
- Antisemitism on X: Elon Musk says he is 'Jewish by association' after Auschwitz visit
- Nebraska lawmaker announces Democratic bid for Congress, says Republicans bend to ‘vocal minority’
- These are the worst cities in America for bedbugs, according to pest control company Orkin
Recommendation
Off the Grid: Sally breaks down USA TODAY's daily crossword puzzle, Hi Hi!
Kelly Armstrong, North Dakota’s lone congressman, runs for governor
Sharon Osbourne Shares She Attempted Suicide After Learning of Ozzy’s Past Affair
‘Gone Mom’ prosecutors show shirt, bra, zip ties they say link defendant to woman’s disappearance
Israel lets Palestinians go back to northern Gaza for first time in over a year as cease
Turkey’s parliament agrees to hold a long-delayed vote on Sweden’s NATO membership
Cristiano Ronaldo's calf injury could derail match against Lionel Messi, Inter Miami
Yes, Walmart managers make 6 figures: Here are 9 other high-paying jobs that may surprise you