Oetken’s resistance was ‘clear, obvious’ prior to deputy’s fatal shooting, Jackley says

SIOUX FALLS — New details have emerged in the October shooting that killed a Minnehaha County sheriff’s deputy as state law enforcement officials rule that the ensuing officer-involved shooting was justified. South Dakota Attorney General Marty Jackley on Friday, Nov. 6, released an officer-involved shooting report detailing the events of the night Deputy Katherine Frank was shot and killed in a Sioux Falls home. The report is the result of a comprehensive 28-day investigation that included witness interviews, forensic testing, review of physical evidence, toxicology testing and more by the South Dakota Division of Criminal Investigation and the Sioux Falls Police Department. “The ultimate conclusion based upon the totality of circumstances is that the officer that discharged [their] firearm four times, striking Brandon Oetken, was justified in firing and using lethal force,” Jackley announced from Pierre. Frank, 26, was the daughter of the Rev.

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