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Lake Taylor

Case from Box Elder, SD dated Mar 07, 2018

Victim Details

Lake Taylor

Male

White / Caucasian

Box Elder

SD

2018-03-07

20

Lake

Taylor

06/24/2026

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Lake Taylor, a 20-year-old White man from Box Elder, South Dakota, was identified by authorities after he was shot and later died on March 7, 2018. Investigators treated the death as a homicide after an autopsy determined he had been shot to death, and the Pennington County Sheriff's Office said he died Wednesday evening.

As the news spread through the community, the few confirmed details carried a heavy finality: the shooting had happened in Box Elder, and the medical findings left no am ...
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  • Box Elder man identified as shooting victim
  • Lake Taylor, age 20 - National Gun Violence Memorial
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    I’ve been following the tragic case of Lake Taylor, and I can't stop thinking about the role the D... ...Read More
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