Tylen Burke Ty Valandra, 19, was fatally shot in the early morning hours of June 22, 2026, in Mission on the Rosebud Sioux Reservation. Authorities classified the death as a homicide and asked anyone who witnessed the shooting, heard gunfire, or knows who was responsible to come forward; a $10,000 reward was announced for information leading to an arrest and conviction. Officials did not disclose the exact location of the shooting, what led to it, how many people may have been involved, or whether a weapon or vehicle linked to the crime had been recovered.

Initial reports mentioned another person possibly wounded around the same time, but that was not confirmed, and this killing was described as separate from an unrelated Rosebud-area shooting under investigation. Valandra had recently completed his first year at the University of South Dakota studying kinesiology and had been working with the Rosebud Sioux Tribe’s Victim Services Program after returning home. He was remembered as a high-achieving student-athlete and community leader.

Did anyone in Mission or on the Rosebud Reservation see or hear anything the night of June 22 that could help investigators?