Tracy Saboe, a 40-year-old White man, was shot and killed in his Sioux Falls, South Dakota home on Monday, June 29, 2020, in what investigators described as a tragic case of mistaken identity. A man seeking retaliation for an alleged assault on a family member broke into a house he believed was the assailant’s; it was the wrong home. After a brief confrontation Saboe was fatally shot once in the head, and his wife discovered his body later that evening.

The suspect, identified as 45-year-old Alton Ray Bear, then went to the correct address and shot and wounded three other people, all of whom were expected to recover. Police linked the two shootings by matching the same 9mm handgun to all four victims. Bear was arrested about an hour after the second shooting and charged with murder, manslaughter, aggravated assault, and being a felon in possession of a weapon, with prosecutors indicating additional charges could follow. Saboe was an innocent victim, killed when he was mistakenly targeted.

Anyone who knew Tracy Saboe or has information about the June 29, 2020 incidents is asked to come forward.