Deadly Pine Ridge Stabbing Leads To Two Arrests

A man is dead and two individuals are in custody following a fatal stabbing on the Pine Ridge Reservation. According to the Oglala Sioux Tribe Department of Public Safety, officers discovered the victim with a stab wound on a porch around 2 a.m. Sunday.

By Christal Blue May 15, 2025 11:27 am

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PINE RIDGE, S.D. (MITCHELLNOW) A man is dead and two people are in custody after a stabbing on the Pine Ridge Reservation. The Oglala Sioux Tribe Department of Public Safety says police found the man with a stab wound on a porch shortly after 2 a.m. Sunday morning. They tried to save him, but he died from his injuries. The investigation reportedly led officers to identify a male and a female at another home where they were arrested. Their names have not been released. Tribal authorities are still working with the FBI on the investigation. For more crime stories from MitchellNow.com, click here.

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