Allen Locke, 30
Rapid City, South Dakota
December 19, 2014
Agencies: Rapid City Division of Criminal Investigation South Dakota | Rapid City Police Department South Dakota
Cause of death: Shooting
Last updated: about 5 years ago
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Overview 
RAPID CITY, SOUTH DAKOTA — Twenty-seven hours after American Indians ended a peaceful rally in downtown Rapid City that brought awareness to police shooting of American Indians, a young American Indian man was shot to death by a Rapid City officer Saturday evening.
The American Indian man allegedly charged the officer with a knife, according to a news release issued by the Rapid City Police Department. The victim has not been officially identified at this time.
The tragedy occurred inside a dwelling at the Lakota Community Homes shortly after six p.m. Saturday evening.
Witnesses close to the scene indicate four shots were fired. There were no other injuries sustained during the incident, according to the Rapid City Police Department.
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- http://inthesetimes.com/features/native_lives_matter_interview_roundtable.html added October 26, 2016 03:57
- http://filmingcops.com/indian-man-attends-police-brutality-protest-the-next-day-cops-shoot-him-five-times-executing-him/ added March 10, 2016 10:07
- http://mic.com/articles/109894/the-police-are-killing-one-group-at-a-staggering-rate-and-nobody-is-talking-about-it#.aqNopS5bk added March 10, 2016 10:02
- http://www.inquisitr.com/1698728/allen-locke-police/ added March 10, 2016 10:01
- http://lastrealindians.com/family-of-native-american-police-shooting-victim-releases-statement/ added March 10, 2016 09:57
- http://nativenewsonline.net/currents/rapid-city-american-indian-shooting-victim-identified-police-say-race-not-factor/ added March 10, 2016 09:56
- http://www.lakotavoice.com/2014/12/23/open-season-on-native-men/ added March 10, 2016 09:55
- http://nativenewsonline.net/currents/unidentified-american-indian-man-shot-killed-rapid-city-police-officer/ added March 10, 2016 09:52