SIOUX FALLS, SD (KELO) – There have been a record number of murders in Sioux Falls this year; 13, the most recent last week.

KELOLAND News looks back at the cases and which ones remain unsolved.

Sioux Falls recorded its first homicide of 2024 in March. Edward Brinkley is accused of shooting 28-year-old Richard Sowers in a downtown apartment.

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In June, police arrested Justin Rackley.

He is accused of murdering three people, identified as Daniel Kemnitz, Kellie Reaves and Michael Thompson.

Authorities say only that it happened at a backyard party around a fire pit in southwest Sioux Falls.

The city’s fifth homicide occurred in August. Court documents show a 13-year-old boy fatally shot his cousin with a stolen gun.

The suspect’s mother, Savannah Randle, was arrested on charges of aiding and abetting second-degree murder.

Also in August, someone shot and killed 29-year-old Joshua Allen in Dunham Park. No arrests have yet been made in that case.

In September, someone opened fire on a mobile home in northwest Sioux Falls, killing 27-year-old Tanisha Bruguier, who was inside.

No arrests have been made in that case either.

Later that same month, police arrested Dylan Farmer. He is accused of shooting and killing Casey Shawn Edward Shaffer after someone allegedly told Farmer that Shaffer had touched a boy.

On September 22, officers were called to 12th and Cleveland where they discovered 64-year-old Michael Colvin had been severely beaten. He later died from his injuries.

Police arrested Robin Swallow last week and charged him with murder.

In October, a father and son were shot to death outside this gas station in southwest Sioux Falls.
According to the police, it is a justifiable homicide.

Just last week, a case of aggravated assault turned into a murder investigation.
John Mitchell is accused of beating 49-year-old Carie Coyle so severely that she was hospitalized in critical condition. She later died from her injuries. Mitchell is now charged with murder.

Also last week, police arrested Jimmie Ledbetter Jr. for first-degree murder.

Police say Ledbetter strangled his wife Angie, who had recently filed for divorce.

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