Rapid City Police and the Pennington County Sheriff’s Office are continuing to investigate a homicide at 3320 Wisconsin Avenue.
The victim is identified as Larry Mintzlaff, age 64 of Rapid City. The autopsy determined the cause of death to be blunt force trauma. It is believed Mr. Mintzlaff passed away late last week.
Law enforcement is attempting to locate the victim’s vehicle which was stolen. This vehicle is a blue 2007 Ford Focus four-door sedan with South Dakota license plate # 2H3205.
Detectives are actively investigating numerous leads in connection with this crime. Some specific details of this homicide are purposely being withheld from becoming public in order to preserve the integrity of the investigation. We will continue to provide updates as they become available
Anyone with any information relevant to the case is encouraged to contact Detective Arlaud or Investigator Mason at 394-4134. They can also send an anonymous tip by texting ‘RCPD’ and the info to 847411.
