{"id":4049,"date":"2011-09-08T10:29:04","date_gmt":"2011-09-08T14:29:04","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/lcpllutzlivetotell.org\/?p=4049"},"modified":"2016-08-22T10:31:46","modified_gmt":"2016-08-22T14:31:46","slug":"man-shot-custer-honorably-discharged-marine","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.lutzlivetotell.org\/?p=4049","title":{"rendered":"Man shot in Custer was honorably discharged Marine"},"content":{"rendered":"

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By: Emilie Rusch Journal staff<\/p>\n

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The Custer man who was shot and killed by a South Dakota Highway Patrol officer early Tuesday after going on a destructive rampage through his hometown was a Marine who had served in Iraq and Afghanistan.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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Cody G. Engen, 22, died during a standoff with law enforcement officers about 3:30 a.m. Tuesday, according to South Dakota Attorney General\u2019s office. In the previous hour, he had used his pickup and a handgun to cause considerable damage to buildings, vehicles, mailboxes and street signs throughout Custer. No one else was injured in the incident.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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\u201cCody was just a normal young man growing up,\u201d said Custer County Sheriff Rick Wheeler, who has worked with his father, Dan Engen, a sheriff\u2019s deputy, for a number of years. \u201cAs far as I know, there were no issues or anything.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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According to the family, it was a lifelong dream of Cody\u2019s to be a Marine, something he first declared at the age of 5.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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He finally joined the Corps in 2007, leaving for the Marine Recruiting Depot in San Diego the day after he graduated from Custer High School.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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Stationed at Camp Lejeune in North Carolina, Engen was trained as a scout\/sniper in the 2nd Light Armored Reconnaissance Battalion and served in both Operation Iraqi Freedom and Operation Enduring Freedom. He was honorably discharged in May.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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Glen Talley, ride captain for the Patriot Guard Riders in Custer, said they will be provide a flag line and escort to Black Hills National Cemetery for Engen, just as they would for any other fallen veteran.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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\u201cCody is a U.S. Marine veteran,\u201d Talley said. \u201cHe served his country proudly in combat, and he deserves this honor.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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Wheeler said the incident has been even harder to process because Engen\u2019s father is a member of the sheriff\u2019s department. A crisis team will meet with everyone involved Friday.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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The sheriff\u2019s office was one of the buildings targeted by Engen, who drove his truck through the department\u2019s front door before exiting the vehicle and damaging the inside of the building and several parked patrol vehicles, as well.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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\u201cSmall towns, everybody knows everybody. We\u2019ll make it through,\u201d Wheeler said. \u201cWe need to take care of the issues that go along with this incident as soon as we can and start the mending process, not only for Dan\u2019s family but for Todd Albertson\u2019s family, as well.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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Albertson is the Highway Patrol officer who shot Engen during the standoff. He is currently on paid administrative leave, which is standard protocol in shootings involving law enforcement officers, according to the attorney general\u2019s office.<\/p>\n

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