Dakota Sun Bear Heels Sr. was 27 and living in Sioux Falls, South Dakota, when an argument inside an apartment in the 300 block of South Duluth Avenue on January 17, 2020 escalated to gunfire. Two men were involved in the confrontation; shots were fired at close range in a tight, indoor space and at least one other person in the home heard the gunfire. The shooter left the scene immediately but then contacted police and surrendered.

Heels reached medical care but died of catastrophic injuries about a week later on January 24, 2020. Investigators treated the incident as potentially self-defense while sorting witness statements and the sequence of events.

If anyone knew Heels, who was present that night, or saw what happened in that apartment, please share information with investigators.