PIERRE, S.D. (KELO.com) – Division of Criminal Investigation Director David Natvig today announced that the shooting death of George Ludrou Job, 29, Fargo, ND, on October 16, 2020, in Sioux Falls, South Dakota has been classified as a suicide. The Division of Criminal Investigation, assisted by the Sioux Falls Police Department and the Minnehaha County Sheriff’s Office conducted the investigation at the request of the Sioux Falls Police Department.
The incident occurred around 11:15 pm on October 16, 2020. Sioux Falls Police Officers responded to a 911 call regarding a male acting erratically and refusing to leave an apartment complex. Upon officer’s arrival at the scene Job drew a pistol from his waistband and fired at one of the responding officers, striking the officer in the foot and shoulder. A second officer approached the building at which point Job fired upon the officer. The second officer returned fire.
Following the arrival of backup officers authorities entered the building to find Job deceased in the hallway as the result of a self-inflicted gunshot to the head, a fact subsequently confirmed by an autopsy.
It is the conclusion of the investigation conducted by the DCI that the death of George Ludrou Job was suicide, caused by a self-inflicted gunshot to the head.
(The S.D. Attorney General’s Office contributed this report/news release.)
