WESSINGTON SPRINGS, S.D. (AP) — Bond of $1 million cash has been set for a man accused in a fatal shooting and hostage situation in Jerauld County. The South Dakota Division of Criminal Investigation says law enforcement officers responded to a Wessington Springs house early Sunday on a report of a man holding a female hostage following a fatal shooting inside the residence. DCI says the female was eventually released and the man, Mitch Caffee, surrendered. He is being held on possible charges of first-degree murder, aggravated assault, kidnapping and burglary. The victim has been identified as Lorraine Redmann. Caffee claims he accidentally shot Redmann while trying to knock a phone out of her hand. DCI continues to investigate with assistance from the Jerauld County Sheriff’s Office.
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