One person dead in officer involved shooting in Sioux Falls

August 10, 2022

SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (KELO.com) — One person is dead following an officer involved shooting Tuesday afternoon in Sioux Falls.

Officers and a deputy from the Minnehaha County Sheriff’s Office conducted a traffic stop just after 5:30 p.m. at West 12th Street and South Williams Avenue.

One subject engaged officers with a firearm. Law enforcement returned fire and one subject has been pronounced deceased.

The investigation has been turned over to the South Dakota Division of Criminal Investigation.

More details will be released today by Minnehaha County Sheriff  Mike Milstead and Sioux Falls Police Chief Jon Thum.