SFPD public information officer Sam Clemens addresses the media at 10:30 a.m., 10/28/21 on the officer-involved shooting in the 400 block of N. Garfied.
SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (KELO.com) — Authorities shot and killed a man who charged them during a standoff Thursday morning in the 400 block of North Garfield Avenue.
That’s according to Sioux Falls Police Officer Sam Clemens.
He said at 7:34 a.m. Thursday morning, two adults and a juvenile went to the hospital with stab wounds. The hospital called the police.
About 7:50 a.m., the first officer arrived, followed by a SWAT team and a negotiator at 8:11 a.m. Clemens says it is standard practice to activate both to try to end standoffs safely for all involved.
After about an hour of negotiation with the suspect, police say he charged authorities, and he was fatally wounded.
Clemens says the South Dakota Division of Criminal Investigation will investigate the officer-involved shooting.
Clemens also said authorities are working through the incident and will provide more information later about the suspect and the victims.
He said at one point, authorities smelled gas and called in the utility companies.
Clemens says he’s not sure when the last officer-involved shooting was in Sioux Falls, but he thought it was “years.”
Sioux Falls Police will issue a news release later today with more details.
(Updated at 10:51 a.m., 10/28/21.)
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SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (KELO.com) — KELO.com News’ Liz Ryan is at the scene and reports the following:
- 12th Street at Garfield Ave. is block by authorities.
- The parking lot to the former Pizza Hut and the Burger King are blocked.
- A utility locator service crew is there.
- A considerable number of uniformed and plainclothes law enforcement are on the scene.
- Police are putting up crime scene tape along Garfield Ave.
- The Minnehaha County Sheriff’s mobile command post is on the scene.
(Update at 9:56 a.m., 10/28/21.)
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SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (KELO.com) — Authorities are involved in a standoff with a suspect in the 13th and Garfield area of Sioux Falls.
Multiple agencies have responded, including the Sioux Falls Police and Minnehaha County SWAT teams.
They have been negotiating with a person inside a home.
We hope to learn more at today’s (Thursday’s) 10:30 a.m. police briefing.
(Ray Crockett, KELO.com News, contributed to this report.)
