Rapid City Police Officer Cleared In February Shooting

(Rapid City, SD) — A Rapid City police officer is cleared in a February shooting. The state Attorney General’s office released a finding this week saying the officer was “justified in the shooting death of a man during a hostage situation.” The officer shot and killed Eric Wright February 3rd at the Loaf ‘N Jug on Haines Avenue. Wright had taken an employee hostage and ran towards officers with two knives.