A Minnehaha County sheriff’s deputy who died after she was shot in the line of duty last week was attempting to serve a mental health hold at the home with two other deputies.
Deputy Katherine Frank died at a Sioux Falls hospital Monday, Oct. 12, the Minnehaha County Sheriff’s Office has confirmed. She was 26.
“Deputy Frank was surrounded by her family and loved ones in her final moments,” Sheriff Mike Milstead and Sheriff-elect Josh Phillips said in a joint statement. “Deputy Frank’s death is a significant loss to our agency and to the broader law enforcement community in and around Sioux Falls.”
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