Backlog of untested guns confiscated by South Dakota Indian tribe examined by feds
FBI, ATF among law enforcement agencies leading ballistics testing on 500 firearms in Oglala Sioux Tribe police custody to assess connections to other crimes
About 500 firearms that had sat untested after being seized by a western South Dakota tribe will undergo forensic testing this year.
That’s thanks to federal authorities who are aiding the Oglala Sioux Tribe Department of Public Safety in sifting through a longstanding backlog of ballistic evidence that investigators say could help solve violent crimes on the Pine Ridge Indian Reservation.
