Larry Petersen, a 59-year-old man from Audubon, Iowa, was killed on June 12, 2025, after a dispute at a rental cabin near Deadwood, South Dakota. The shooting happened in the evening at a cabin on Highway 385, about 6.5 miles southeast of Lead, where Petersen and a group of UTV riders from Iowa and Nebraska were staying. An altercation among four men escalated into a physical fight and a single shot from a 9mm handgun struck Petersen. He was taken to Monument Health Lead-Deadwood Hospital and pronounced dead.

The Lawrence County Sheriff’s Office investigated the shooting and later forwarded the case to the South Dakota Attorney General’s Office for review and possible charges. What did anyone who was at the cabin that night see or hear that could help clarify how the altercation began and who was involved?