ONE PERSON IS DEAD AND AN OFFICER WAS SHOT TUESDAY NIGHT IN SIOUX FALLS.
POLICE SAY THE GUNFIRE EXCHANGE HAPPENED NEAR EAST 20TH AND CLAUDETTE AROUND 10 P.M. DURING A WELL-BEING CHECK.
WHEN OFFICERS ARRIVED, A PERSON BEGAN SHOOTING AT THEM FROM INSIDE A GARAGE, CAUSING OFFICERS TO RETURN FIRE.
THE SUSPECT, 55-YEAR-OLD JAMES R. MEYER OF SIOUX FALLS, DIED AT THE SCENE.
THE OFFICER WHO WAS SHOT WAS TAKEN TO A HOSPITAL WITH UNDISCLOSED INJURIES.
AN INVESTIGATION IS BEING CONDUCTED BY THE SOUTH DAKOTA DIVISION OF CRIMINAL INVESTIGATION.
