Elias Hopkins, 14, was shot and killed inside a home in the 900 block of East Fifth Street in Sioux Falls on the afternoon of Thursday, April 9, 2026. First responders pronounced him dead at the scene after they were called for a report of a weapons violation. The Sioux Falls Police Department opened an investigation, described the incident as isolated, said there was no ongoing threat, and confirmed contact with all individuals involved.

Elias’s family and a public obituary have described his death as the result of an accident, and a GoFundMe set up for funeral expenses likewise calls it a sudden shooting accident. The investigation remains ongoing.

Did anyone in the Sioux Falls area see or hear anything that afternoon on East Fifth Street that could help investigators?