Officer-involved shooting suspect charged with attempted murder

SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (Dakota News Now) – The suspect who was arrested Tuesday after an officer-involved shooting and a pursuit on I-29 has been criminally charged.

25-year-old Samir Yasser Albaidhani of Sioux Falls is facing a charge for attempted first-degree murder of a law enforcement officer, two charges for aggravated assault against a law enforcement officer and committing a felony carrying a firearm.

These charges stem from a shooting that took place in west Sioux Falls on Tuesday afternoon.

A Sioux Falls Police officer was struck by gunfire after the Violent Crimes Unit attempted to take Albaidhani into custody for parole absconding and he produced a firearm and shot at officers…

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