SCOTLAND, S.D.—A South Dakota man has been charged with murder and other counts for allegedly gunning down his ex-girlfriend, her father, and another woman and wounding his ex-girlfriend’s mother and a young child.
Francis Lange, 42, made an initial appearance Wednesday in Bon Homme County Circuit Court. He faces six charges—three counts of first-degree murder, two counts of aggravated assault and one count of committing of a felony while armed with a gun—in the Tuesday evening attack in Scotland, a small community in the southeast of the state about 60 miles (97 kilometers) southwest of Sioux Falls.
