On the late afternoon of August 2, 2011, a routine stop at an intersection in Rapid City, South Dakota, ended in deadly violence. Officers James Ryan McCandless, 28, Nick Armstrong and Tim Doyle had been speaking with four people when one of the men produced a concealed weapon and opened fire. All three officers were struck; McCandless was taken to Rapid City Regional Hospital and pronounced dead. Armstrong was critically wounded and required emergency surgery, and Doyle was shot in the face but described as in stable condition.

The shooter, identified as 22-year-old Daniel Tiger of Rapid City, was shot during the exchange and later died at the hospital. Reports say McCandless, despite being fatally wounded, advanced on the shooter in an effort to end the confrontation. He was posthumously awarded the Medal of Honor and the Purple Heart. No arrests were made because the suspect was killed. If anyone witnessed that afternoon or has additional information about the events at the intersection, please share what is known.