WESSINGTON SPRINGS, S.D. – Bond of $1 million cash has been set for a man accused in a fatal shooting and hostage situation in Jerauld County.
The South Dakota Division of Criminal Investigation says law enforcement officers responded to a Wessington Springs house early Sunday on a report of a man holding a female hostage following a fatal shooting inside the residence. DCI says the female was eventually released and the man surrendered.
He is being held on possible charges of first-degree murder, aggravated assault, kidnapping, and burglary. DCI continues to investigate with assistance from the Jerauld County Sheriff’s Office.
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