James McCandless

Death by Force

In the late afternoon of August 2, 2011, a routine stop in Rapid City, South Dakota, turned into a scene of violence that resulted in the death of 28-year-old White male, James Ryan McCandless, a police officer. McCandless and two other officers, Nick Armstrong and Tim Doyle, were investigating a suspicious situation involving four individuals at an intersection. Around 4:30 p.m., about ten minutes after the officers began speaking with the group, one of the men drew a concealed weapon and opene ...Read More

Police Officer James Ryan McCandless

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