ABERDEEN, S.D.(Press Release)- On Tuesday, around 10:50pm, officers with the Aberdeen Police Department and a deputy with the Brown County Sheriff’s Office responded to an apartment complex in the 1000 block of 7th Ave SE for report of a gunshot.
The caller also stated that a bullet traveled through the wall, into their apartment.
Officers quickly arrived and secured the area. They were able to identify that the bullet had been fired from inside of a neighboring apartment. Officers attempted multiple times to contact the occupant of the apartment without success.
Officers obtained a search warrant for the apartment. While executing the search warrant, a drone was deployed to enter first. The drone was able to locate the lone occupant of the apartment. Officers were then able to safely take him into custody.
The 26 year-old male was charged with Reckless Discharge of a Firearm and taken to the Brown County Jail.