Death by Cop  2022-2024

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Eric James Wright

Gender : Male

Age : 33

Race : Native American

Date : 02/03/2023

Location : 1601 Haines Ave

City : Rapid City

County : Pennington

State : South Dakota

Agency : Pennington County SO, South Dakota Highway Patrol, Rapid City PD, South Dakota Game, Fish and Parks

Officer(s) :Unknown

Cause of Death : Gunshot

Event : Killed by police during hostage situation

OPEN RECORDS SUMMARY :

Police allege that around 12:00 a call was received that an individual held the clerk at the Loaf ‘N Jug on Haines Avenue in Rapid City hostage with a knife. A bystander tried to disarm him but he regained control and continued holding the clerk hostage.
A Rapid City PD officer arrived on scene and shot and killed Eric James Wright. Police allege that he had been suicidal. No officers were charged.

SOURCE LINKS :

https://www.newscenter1.tv/large-police-presence-at-loaf-n-jug-on-haines-avenue/