TYNDALL, SD – Francis Lange was sentenced to life in prison for the 2021 triple homicide in Scotland, SD where he shot and killed three people in a home in that town on November 9. Two other individuals were wounded by gunfire in the incident.
Lange had entered a plea of guilty but mentally ill to three counts of Murder in the First Degree and two counts of Aggravated Assault.
Lange was sentenced Monday in Bon Homme Circuit Court and received consecutive life sentences for each murder charge and 15-year consecutive sentences for each aggravated assault charge.
“The sentencing today brings some resolution to this tragic case and justice for the victim’s family,” said South Dakota Attorney General Marty Jackley. “This was a cooperative effort between state and local law enforcement and prosecutors.”
Agencies involved in investigating the shooting were the State Division of Criminal Investigation, the Bon Homme County Sheriff’s Office, and the South Dakota Highway Patrol.
Prosecution of the case was handled by the South Dakota Attorney General’s Office and Bon Homme County State’s Attorney’s Lisa Rothschadl.
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