Tesean Richards
Photo from the Rapid City Police Department
RAPID CITY, S.D. – Rapid City police are asking for the public’s help in locating a suspect following a shooting that left a woman seriously injured Thursday evening.
Officers were dispatched around 7 p.m. to an alley behind the 900 block of Haines Avenue after reports of a shooting. When officers arrived, they found an adult woman suffering from a gunshot wound to the torso. She was transported to a hospital for treatment of serious injuries.
Following an investigation, police identified 21-year-old Tesean Richards of Rapid City as the suspect. Authorities say Richards was last seen wearing a black Nike sweater, black jeans, and a black ski mask.
Police warn that Richards should be considered armed and dangerous and should not be approached.
Anyone with information on his whereabouts is urged to contact Rapid City Police at 605-394-4131. Anonymous tips can also be submitted by texting RCPD and the information to 847411.
The investigation remains ongoing.
