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James Mathew Murphy
Gender : Male
Age : 58
Race : White
Date : 11/18/2022
Location : 330 Philadelphia
City : Rapid City
County : Pennington
State : South Dakota
Agency : Rapid City PD
Officer(s) :Not Disclosed
Cause of Death : Gunshot
Event : Killed by police during mental health crisis
OPEN RECORDS SUMMARY :
Rapid City PD responded to a call about someone having a mental health crisis. Police said that they encountered Murphy while holding a knife and that he ran toward the officer shot and killed him. He had been a father and military veteran.
SOURCE LINKS :
https://www.keloland.com/news/local-news/officer-shoots-man-wielding-knife-rapid-city-police-say/
https://www.dakotanewsnow.com/2023/01/12/ag-rapid-city-police-shooting-justified/
