Murder Investigation

(RAPID CITY, SD) — Police have arrested one individual in connection with a fatal shooting that took place in the area of Pine Street and E. North Street.

23-year-old Ezekiel Mayweather was located during the ongoing investigation into the shooting and brought to the RCPD’s Criminal Investigation Division to speak to detectives and investigators working the case.

Mayweather was subsequently taken into custody for his involvement as an accomplice in the homicide and arrested for Conspiracy to Commit a Felony/First Degree Murder before being transported to the Pennington County Jail.

RCPD detectives and Pennington County Sheriff’s Office investigators are dedicated to identifying and apprehending all individuals involved in the homicide and have been actively working the case throughout the evening, morning, and afternoon hours following the original shooting incident.

As the we continue to actively investigate this homicide, we are asking anyone with any information about the shooting to contact police at 605-394-4131. An anonymous tip can also be submitted by texting the letters ‘RCPD’ and the information to 847411.

Shortly before 7:00 p.m. on February 21st, police were dispatched to the area of Pine Street and E. North Street for a report of a gunshot heard in the area.

While en-route, police were relayed information that a female had been shot that this location.

On arrival, police located the female with critical injuries. She was transported to the hospital where she was pronounced deceased. The female victim has been identified as 25-year-old Esther Wolfe of Rapid City.

“This is a cowardly and senseless act of violence that has needlessly cost the life of a young member of our community,” says Rapid City Chief of Police Don Hedrick.

“This investigation and resolution of this case remains the top priority of the RCPD’s Criminal Investigation Division, and we are allocating all available and appropriate resources to finding all parties who were involved in this shooting and bringing them to justice. We will not normalize acts of violence like this in our community.”