SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (KELO) — There have been a record number of homicides in Sioux Falls this year; 13 with the most recent one just last week.
KELOLAND News takes a look back at the cases and which ones remain unsolved.
Sioux Falls recorded its first homicide of 2024 in March. Edward Brinkley is accused of shooting 28-year-old Richard Sowers in a downtown apartment.
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In June, police arrested Justin Rackley.
He’s charged with murdering three people identified as Daniel Kemnitz, Kellie Reaves and Michael Thompson.
Authorities are only saying that it happened at a backyard party around a fire pit in southwest Sioux Falls.
The city’s fifth homicide was in August. Court documents say a 13-year-old boy shot and killed his cousin with a stolen gun.
The suspect’s mother, Savannah Randle was arrested on charges of accessory to manslaughter.
Also in August, someone shot and killed 29-year-old Joshua Allen at Dunham Park. No arrests have been made yet in that case.