The South Dakota Division of Criminal Investigation is investigating an officer-involved shooting in Beresford Friday. According to the DCI, the incident occurred around 8:50 p.m. In the parking lot of the Truck Towne Travel Plaza on Highway 46 in Beresford. An officer attempted to conduct a traffic stop when the shooting occurred. 36-year-old Christopher John Pearson of Aurora South Dakota was the driver of the stopped vehicle and pronounced dead at the scene. The officer involved was uninjured. This is the seventh officer-involved shooting in South Dakota this year.
In Touch 6/17/26
June 17, 2026
Grace Chipman with the Aberdeen Area Arts Council join us to talk about this weekend’s “Arts In the Park” and more…
