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August 2, 2021
RAPID CITY, S.D. – Rapid City police remembering two officers who made the ultimate sacrifice, saying, “Even now, ten years later, the memory of that day is not any less painful.”
A routine stop off East Anamosa Street turned deadly when a man pulled out a gun and opened fire, striking three Rapid City officers.
Officer Ryan McCandless was 28. He died after being taken to the hospital. Officer Nick Armstrong was 27. He died of his injuries five days later. And Officer Tim Doyle was injured but recovered and remains on the Rapid City force to this day.