Community has prayer action for Ira Wright, killed in an officer-involved shooting

RAPID CITY, S.D. (KOTA) – Sunday, a prayer motion was held in North Fast to assist the household of Ira Wright, and for anybody who just lately misplaced a liked one.

Wright was concerned in an officer-involved capturing on Jan. 19. He was shot and killed by a Fast Metropolis police officer round 10 p.m. In keeping with the Fast Metropolis Police Division Chief Don Hedrick, the officers went to the realm of Surfwood Drive and Maple Avenue the place they encountered an individual who took off working from them. Throughout the chase, police say, the individual reportedly pulled a gun on one of many officers.

“The household deserves the solutions that they search, and our folks deserve much more then being killed on the streets, by the police. And we hope for peace and compassion for folks,” Natalie Stitesmeans, member of the family.

The South Dakota Division of Felony Investigation is investigating the shoot and will have a report on it by mid February.

In keeping with the South Dakota Lawyer Basic there have been not less than 13 officer concerned shootings within the state final 12 months.

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