Whitewood Chief: Man shot after fight with officers

Associated Press
Posted 4/13/20

RAPID CITY (AP) – A Whitewood police officer shot a man who began fighting and resisting arrest at a gas station, the department's police chief said.

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Whitewood Chief: Man shot after fight with officers

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RAPID CITY (AP) – A Whitewood police officer shot a man who began fighting and resisting arrest at a gas station, the department's police chief said.

The Rapid City Journal reports the 40-year-old man was taken to a Rapid City hospital Friday with serious but non-life threatening injuries.

Whitewood Police Chief Paul Witcraft said the man began resisting and fighting with the officers, who were planning on arresting him on suspicion of drunken driving.

Authorities said several officers responded and one fired at the man.

Witcraft said the shooting is under review. He said investigators will examine the officers’ body-worn and patrol vehicle cameras, plus surveillance footage from the gas station.

The officer is on paid administrative leave.