RAPID CITY, S.D. (AP) — Police in Rapid City are investigating an apparent homicide after a 61-year-old man was found dead in a motel room.
Police were dispatched to the Stardust Motel about 3 a.m. Tuesday on a report of an unconscious man. He was pronounced dead at Rapid City Regional Hospital.
A police statement says the preliminary investigation indicates the man died of blunt force trauma.
The man’s name is being withheld until his family can be notified.
Police are still investigating.