.... The Goodblankets' version of events differs from a description given by
Custer County Sheriff Bruce Peoples, who says his deputies were
justified in shooting the young man. Two deputies, Dillon Mach and
Chance Avery, are on leave while the incident is investigated, and Avery
is recovering from an amputated finger — caused when he shot his hand
during a struggle with the young man, Peoples said....