Sioux Falls Police Looking For 2nd Empire Mall Shooting Suspect

Sioux Falls Police and local authorities have been working around the clock to find everyone responsible for Friday night's shooting at the Empire Mall.

After making the first arrest, Sioux Falls Police officials say they are now looking for a potential second suspect involved with the Empire Mall shooting.

Get our free mobile app

In a new report from our partners at Dakota News Now, officials confirm over 40 calls were made on Friday night in connection to the Empire Mall shooting. Evidence shows that the shooting mainly occurred near the corridor of The Buckle store. Thankfully, no one was injured during the horrific nightmare.

Dakota News Now (with permission)

The day after the shooting, 18-year-old Sioux Falls resident Jaden Michael Justis Bingham was arrested and charged with two counts of aggravated assault. Sioux Falls Police identified Jaden "through interviews and video." While investigating videos, Jaden is seen with four other individuals in a hallway of the Empire Mall.

Lt. Aaron Nyberg with the Sioux Falls Police Department tells Dakota News Now officers found two firearms in Bingham's residence and one in a vehicle outside. But now they are on a mission to find others involved with the shooting.

From what investigators know, the shooting does not seem planned.

"These people didn’t come to the mall targeting shoppers or random people at the mall. It appears to be two groups of people that just happened to meet with each other, maybe not even necessarily planned, they just happen to run across each other and be at the mall when it’s full of shoppers around Christmastime. The ongoing dispute picked up from there and escalated to where we had firearms produced and shots fired at each other."

Dakota News Now (with permission)

Empire Mall officials sent a statement to Dakota News Now explaining that security will increase at the mall. Additional details about the Empire Mall shooting in Sioux Falls can be found here.

This shooting at the Empire Mall is anyone's worst nightmare. Make sure you take care of one another this holiday season and beyond.

Sioux Falls: Then and Now

The City of Sioux Falls has changed dramatically over the past several years. Some of the streets, landscapes, and neighborhoods look vastly different than just 10-15 years ago.

Here's a look at Sioux Falls, then-and-now. See if you can recognize some of these old buildings, businesses, and city streets.

Gallery Credit: Andy Gott

9 Sioux Falls Streets Visitors Have A Hard Time Pronouncing

If you are visiting or new to Sioux Falls and trying to find your way around, chances are you really don't need to pronounce street names correctly. All you have to do is enter your destination into Google Maps and your phone will show you the way.

But what if you are trying to tell someone where your cool friend or family member lives in our fine city? Some of our streets and avenues have tricky spellings that may throw visitors for a loop when trying to sound them out.

No one is going to mess up on the big thoroughfares like Minnesota Avenue, Western Avenue, or Louise Avenue but what about these?

Gallery Credit: Ben Davis