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Jacob Michael James

Gender : Male

Age : 21

Race : Native American

Date : 08/09/2022

Location : 2507 W 12th St

City : Sioux Falls 57104

County : Minnehaha

State : South Dakota

Agency : Sioux Falls PD, Minnehaha County SO

Officer(s) :Not Disclosed

Cause of Death : Gunshot

Event : Killed by police during attempted

OPEN RECORDS SUMMARY :

Police conducted a traffic stop. Police claim that Lakota man Jacob Michael James stopped, got out of the car and began shooting at police. They shot and killed him. The shooter officers were cleared just 2 weeks later by the District Attorney.

SOURCE LINKS :

https://www.millerfh.com/obituary/jacob-james

https://www.mitchellrepublic.com/news/south-dakota/sioux-falls-officers-cleared-of-charges-in-firing-21-shots-at-suspect-in-aug-9-shootout-killing-him

https://unicornriot.ninja/2022/sioux-falls-native-community-rallies-for-justice-in-police-killing-of-lakota-youth-jacob-james/