On the morning of Saturday, May 17, 2025, 33-year-old Dakota Britthouer was shot in the 1500 block of Wood Avenue on Rapid City’s north side. First responders found Britthouer with a gunshot wound about 11:15 a.m.; he was taken to a local hospital and pronounced dead.

The Rapid City Police Department and the Pennington County Sheriff’s Office investigated and publicly said the killing was not random — the shooter and Britthouer were known to one another. Within a day authorities charged 17-year-old Omariraine Red Bear with first-degree murder; Red Bear was booked into the Western South Dakota Juvenile Services Center. No additional suspects have been named and a specific motive has not been released.

Anyone who may have witnessed the shooting or who has information relevant to the case is asked to contact investigators.