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South Dakota School Given 4K in Honor of Shooting Victim

Associated Press — Fri, 14 Dec 2012 12:20:02 +0000

Hair sheared during a daylong cut-a-thon in honor of a slain Sioux Falls salon manager raised more than $4,000 for a scholarship in her memory.

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Atmosphere Different at Cost Cutters Hair Salon Following Shooting

Associated Press — Fri, 21 Sep 2012 14:23:13 +0000

A Sioux Falls hair salon that was the site of a deadly hostage situation has taken steps to make employees feel more comfortable, and to remember the woman who was killed.

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Teacher: Shooting Victim Fun-loving, Hard-working

Associated Press — Thu, 13 Sep 2012 14:21:22 +0000

The former teacher and coach of a 24-year-old woman shot and killed outside a Sioux Falls hair salon describes her as a fun-loving and hard-working young lady who was a joy to have in the classroom.

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Amanda Connors, Sioux Falls Cost Cutter Manager, Killed Protecting Employee During Hostage Situation

Jay Williams — Wed, 12 Sep 2012 20:16:44 +0000

When I learned that the shooting victim was 24 year old Amanda Connors, the manager of Cost Cutters, it hit me right where I live. Mind you, I never knew Amanda, but what I am learning since yesterday makes me wish that I did. You see, it has affected me because my wife Lori owns and operates a beauty salon downtown. My daughter Erin is 24 years old, the same age as Amanda.

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'Difficult to Understand a Homicidal Mind' [VIDEO]

Tony Wright — Wed, 12 Sep 2012 19:49:05 +0000

Sioux Falls Police Captain Greg VandeKamp held a news conference on Tuesday to lay out the sequence of events that led to the death of two people at the Cost Cutters on West 41st Street.

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