Watch CBS News

SD AG: Altercation Led Deputy To Shoot Armed Man

WARD, S.D. (AP) -- The South Dakota attorney general's office says an altercation between two Minnesota men led to a short vehicle pursuit that escalated into a Moody County sheriff's deputy shooting one of the men.

Attorney General Marty Jackley says Deputy Nathan Bowden fired his duty weapon and struck 59-year-old Robert Alan Nosbusch, who was armed with a 45 caliber pistol.

Jackley says the incident began around noon Thursday in rural Moody County with an altercation between Nosbusch and 51-year-old Ricky Jay Christian, both from Pipestone, Minn.

Moody County state's attorney Bill Ellingson says Nosbusch was taken by ambulance to a hospital and treated for wounds.

Jackley says the request for investigation came from the Moody County sheriff's office, and a summary report by state investigators is expected within 30 days.

(© Copyright 2012 The Associated Press. All Rights Reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten or redistributed.)

View CBS News In
CBS News App Open
Chrome Safari Continue
Be the first to know
Get browser notifications for breaking news, live events, and exclusive reporting.