苏瀑市枪击案重伤副警长不治身亡 全县哀悼、独立调查展开
苏瀑（Sioux Falls）消息：南达科他州明尼哈哈县（Minnehaha County）副警长凯瑟琳·安·弗兰克（Katherine Ann Frank）因公殉职，年仅26岁。警长办公室10月12日证实，弗兰克在10月9日晚的一起枪击事件中身负重伤，经连日抢救后于10月12日不治身亡。
据警长办公室介绍，事发于苏瀑市西南部Keyrell大道南2900街区的一处住宅：弗兰克在处理一起家庭纠纷报警时，与嫌疑人发生交火并中弹；有执法人员开枪还击，嫌疑人随后被捕。嫌疑人布兰登·厄特肯（Brandon Oetken，39岁）此前已被控三项一级谋杀未遂等罪名被羁押，检方表示正在评估是否调整指控。弗兰克是明尼哈哈县一百多年来第一位因公被枪杀的警员。10月12日晚，县执法中心门前举行了公众纪念活动，大批警员与市民到场致哀。
弗兰克2022年至2024年在州立监狱担任惩教官，2024年6月加入县警长办公室。她来自一个执法世家，父亲曾任警长办公室刑事调查部门的副警长。县警长迈克·米尔斯特德表示，弗兰克是办公室的骨干，社区失去了一位尽职的守护者。
按照惯例，本案由州刑事调查局（DCI）牵头独立调查，预计约需30天，总检察长马蒂·杰克利将公布调查结论。弗兰克的葬礼安排将另行公布，县副警长协会已设立募捐渠道，帮助其家人渡过难关。
信息来源：《领袖报》（Argus Leader，2026年10月12日）
Minnehaha County Deputy Dies of Wounds Three Days After Sioux Falls Shootout; County Mourns as Investigation Opens
SIOUX FALLS, S.D. — Minnehaha County sheriff's deputy Katherine Ann Frank, 26, has died of wounds she suffered in a shootout on the night of Oct. 9, the sheriff's office confirmed on Oct. 12. She had been hospitalized in critical condition for three days.
According to the sheriff's office, Frank was responding to a domestic disturbance call at a residence in the 2900 block of South Keyrell Drive in southwest Sioux Falls when she exchanged gunfire with a suspect and was shot; officers returned fire and the suspect was taken into custody. The suspect, Brandon Oetken, 39, had been jailed on charges including three counts of first-degree attempted murder, and prosecutors say they are evaluating whether to adjust the charges. Frank is the first Minnehaha County deputy killed by gunfire in the line of duty in more than a century. A public memorial gathering was held outside the county law enforcement center on the evening of Oct. 12.
Frank worked as a correctional officer at the state penitentiary from 2022 to 2024 before joining the sheriff's office in June 2024. She came from a law-enforcement family; her father served as a deputy in the office's criminal investigations division. Sheriff Mike Milstead called her a cornerstone of the office and said the community has lost a dedicated guardian.
As is standard, the state Division of Criminal Investigation is leading an independent investigation expected to take about 30 days, with findings to be released by Attorney General Marty Jackley. Funeral arrangements are pending, and the county deputies' association has set up a fund for her family.
Source: Argus Leader, Oct. 12, 2026
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