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Michelle Elbow Shield Missing Person Case

Last seen in Rapid City, South Dakota on Oct 06, 2023

Victim Details

Jan 11, 2024

Jan 17, 2024

Michelle

Elbow Shield

28

26

58 inches

90 lbs

100 lbs

American Indian / Alaska Native

Female

Oct 06, 2023

Rapid City

South Dakota

Pennington County

Rapid City

Yes

133974

Rapid City Police Department

Rapid City

South Dakota

Pennington County

57701

Andrew Randazzo

Detective

300 Kansas City Street, South Dakota

6053944131

Local

Law Enforcement

https://www.rcgov.org/departments/police-department.html

23-216462

2023-12-10

Rapid City Police Department

837

Brown

Brown

Brown

Yes

07/08/2026


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Michelle Jade Elbow Shield, a 26-year-old Native American woman and enrolled member of the Oglala Sioux Tribe, was last seen in Rapid City, South Dakota, on October 6, 2023. Standing just 4'10" and weighing around 100 pounds, she was described with brown hair and eyes, a butterfly tattoo on her left ankle, an infinity symbol featuring the names "Michelle and Cody Red Wing" on her left arm, and a heart bearing devil horns behind her right ear. At the time, she was report ...
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