Death by Cop 2021-2025
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Elwood Joseph Dwyer Jr.
Gender : Male
Age : 52
Race : White
Date : 10/28/2021
Location : 440 S. Garfield Avenue
City : Sioux Falls
County : Minnehaha
State : South Carolina
Agency : Sioux Falls Police Department, Minnehaha County Sheriff's Office
Officer(s) :Not Disclosed
Cause of Death : Gunshot
Event : Killed by police during disturbance call
OPEN RECORDS SUMMARY :
On 10/28/2021, officers from the Sioux Falls Police Department and Minnehaha County Sheriff's Office responded to a call about a domestic disturbance involving Elwood Joseph Dwyer Jr. who was Believe to have stabbed three people. Upon arrival, officers reported that Dwyer exited the residence with a knife and charged at the officers. Police shot and killed him. Family members of Elwood Dwyer Jr. questioned why officers did not use nonlethal measures during the confrontation. The family expressed concerns about the use of deadly force in the situation.
