An attempted robbery early Thursday morning began the chain of events that led to a group of youngsters taken into custody within the span of about 13 hours.
Sioux Falls police responded to a situation of a parole absconder in the parking lot of the downtown public library, resulting in the evacuation of the entire library building.
Law enforcement agencies are currently in a standoff with a suspect that shot and wounded a McCook County deputy earlier this morning near Montrose, South Dakota.