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UPDATE JUNE 5: The shooting victim is identified as 22-year-old Gavin Price of Rapid City. The investigation into the shooting remains active and ongoing.
RAPID CITY, SD — According to RCPD reports, 21-year-old Christopher Tromp has been arrested on charges of Manslaughter following a morning incident which led to the death of one, who remains unidentified at this moment.
Dispatch was contacted around 12:30am this morning, receiving reports of a shooting that had just occurred. Officers were quickly dispatched to Vista Pointe Apartments, in south Rapid. “On arrival, police located a male in the parking lot who was determined to be the shooter,” reads the RCPD reports. Police describe finding the victim shortly after, identifying them as male and “Obviously deceased,” upon arrival.
After being detained, Tromp was brought in for interview. Following discussion with detectives, Tromp was formally charged by police with Manslaughter in the First Degree. He is currently in the custody of the Pennington County Jail.
