Rapid City police identify Sioux Falls teen as person of interest in shooting
Police in Rapid City released photos of a person of interest in a shooting that left one teen injured this week.
At about 2:20 a.m. Wednesday, the Rapid City Police Department was dispatched to the area of Anamosa Street and Holcomb Avenue for a report of several gunshots heard and reported by multiple parties, according to a release from the RCPD.
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On arrival, police found juvenile male on the ground with an obvious gunshot wound. A medical unit arrived on scene and took the boy to the hospital for the treatment of serious, non-life-threatening injuries, according to the release.
Police have identified 17-year-old Robert Yellowbird, of Sioux Falls, as a person of interest in the investigation. Yellowbird is an active runaway and also has an active no-bond warrant out of Minnehaha County. He should be considered armed and should not be approached, according to the release.
Anyone with any information about Yellowbird’s whereabouts, or about Wednesday’s shooting incident, should contact police immediately at 605-394-4131.
An anonymous tip can also be submitted by texting the letters ‘RCPD’ and the information to 847411.
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