By Associated Press - Tuesday, May 16, 2017

RAPID CITY, S.D. (AP) - A Pine Ridge man has pleaded guilty in the shooting death of another man on the reservation.

The Rapid City Journal (https://bit.ly/2qN3j3A) reports that 26-year-old Thomas Brewer this month pleaded guilty to voluntary manslaughter and discharge of a firearm during the commission of a crime of violence as part of an agreement with federal prosecutors.

Brewer has admitted to shooting Shawn Stevens with a pistol in the early morning hours of Nov. 30, 2016, during an argument in Pine Ridge. Stevens later died from his injuries.

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Information from: Rapid City Journal, https://www.rapidcityjournal.com

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