On the evening of June 6, 2024, in Rapid City’s Legacy Commons area of Memorial Park, 18-year-old Wanbli Taylor Janis was fatally shot during an altercation between two groups. Police responded to a call at about 10:00 p.m. and found Janis with gunshot wounds. Officers administered first aid until medical personnel took him to Monument Health Hospital, where he was pronounced dead.

Witnesses reported several groups fleeing the scene immediately after the shooting. Investigators say they do not believe the attack was random and have stated there is no ongoing threat to the public. The Rapid City Police Department has identified two juvenile persons of interest and is seeking 16-year-old Louis Gallego and 16-year-old Teldon Kills Small; authorities have asked anyone with information to come forward.

Janis was born April 13, 2006, in Rapid City, raised by his grandparents, attended North Middle School and Central High School, worked summer jobs in Custer, and was working toward a GED. If anyone knew Wanbli or has information about what happened that night, please share what you know.