An officer with the Rapid City Police Department responded to a call from a resident requesting a welfare check, according to police. Tim Holmgren met the officer at the door with a gun. After a several hour standoff, police said he pointed the gun at officers, and Holmgren was shot and killed.
Victim's Name: Tim Holmgren
Agency Responsible: Rapid City Police Department
Gender: Male
Age: 53
Race: White
Date of Death: April 27, 2017
County: Pennington
Cause of Death: Gunshot
Official Disposition: Pending investigation/No Known Charges
Criminal Charges: No known charges
Mental Illness: Unknown
Armed: Allegedly Armed
Weapon: gun
Threat Level: attack
Fleeing: Not fleeing
Body Camera: No
Washington Post Database ID: 2537
Geography: Suburban