RAPID CITY, S.D. (AP) - A man accused of a fatal shooting on the Pine Ridge Indian Reservation in 2018 has pleaded guilty to reduced charges in federal court.
Palani Bull Bear, 21, was originally charged with second-degree murder in the death of 19-year-old Brycee Red Owl during a confrontation in Kyle.
Bull Bear pleaded guilty in federal court Friday to voluntary manslaughter and discharge of a firearm during the commission of a crime, KOTA-TV reported.
Court documents say that during the conflict, Bull Bear fired two shots, killing Red Owl and also fired two shots at Colin Gregg, striking the horse he was riding.
Bull Bear faces up to 15 years in prison on the manslaughter charge and a minimum of ten years on the firearms charge.
Bull Bear also pleaded guilty to bank robbery in a separate case for robbing a Bank of America in New Mexico in May of 2018.
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