Attorney General Marty Jackley says the Division of Criminal Investigation, at the request of the Sioux Falls Police Department and South Dakota Highway Patrol, is investigating two separate, but related, officer involved shootings with the same suspect that occurred Tuesday in Sioux Falls.
One of the Officer Involved Shootings occurred in Sioux Falls and the other in Union County.
The suspect has been identified as 25 year old Samir Albaidhani who’s in custody.
A Sioux Falls Police Officer and the suspect were both injured. The Highway Patrol Trooper was not injured.
Jackley said the DCI is working with the Beresford Police Department, Minnehaha County Sheriff’s Office, the Lincoln County Sheriff’s Office, and the Union County Sheriff’s Office on the investigations. The Sioux Falls Police Department and Highway Patrol are cooperating with the investigations.
“There is no further danger to the public based upon the strong response by local and state authorities,” said Attorney General Jackley. “DCI will do separate, but concurrent, investigations for each Officer Involved Shooting, and there will be additional criminal investigations.”
In both cases, the DCI will process the crime scene, conduct a forensic examination of all collected evidence, interview officers and witnesses, and review all video cameras from the area.
The DCI will issue shooting summaries for both cases once the investigations are complete.