A traffic stop in Rapid City turned deadly on June 4–5, 2014. Harold Murphy, a 35-year-old White male riding an ATV, was stopped and found to have a no-bond warrant for assault. Murphy tried to flee and a physical struggle with officers followed. During the confrontation Murphy produced a handgun and fired at officers; Officer Jerrell Lewellen returned fire. Murphy was struck by four bullets and pronounced dead at the Clock Tower Garden Apartments parking lot in the early morning of June 5, 2014. No officers were injured.

Investigators recovered a malfunctioning .40 caliber Glock that Murphy had fired, about 1.3 ounces of methamphetamine, 4 grams of heroin, 8 grams of mushrooms, and over $7,400 in cash. An autopsy found amphetamine and methamphetamine in his system. The South Dakota Attorney General later concluded Officer Lewellen’s use of lethal force was justified.

If anyone witnessed the stop, the struggle, or the shooting that night, please share what was seen or heard.