Family of Brian Stack Receives State Apology After 1983 Shooting
Brian Stack, a prison officer, was shot in Dublin in 1983 and died 18 months later, and his family has since received a state apology.
Sioux Falls, SD, October 21, 2026 —
Brian Stack, a prison officer, was shot in Dublin in 1983 and died 18 months later. His family has since received a state apology, according to the information available.
The circumstances of the shooting have not been provided. The available account also does not identify where in Dublin it happened, who was responsible, or what events led up to it. It does not specify Stack’s age or provide further details about his death.
The apology is described as coming from the state, but the information does not name the person or institution that issued it. It also does not give the date of the apology or explain what it addressed. The family’s response has not been provided.
The timeline given places Stack’s death 18 months after he was shot. No additional information is available about the period between the shooting and his death, so further details about that interval cannot be established from the account.
The information does not state whether any investigation, legal proceedings, official findings or other actions followed the shooting. It also does not describe the reasons for the apology or whether it included any acknowledgment beyond the fact that an apology was made.
As reported, the central facts are that Stack was a prison officer, he was shot in Dublin in 1983, he died 18 months later, and his family subsequently received a state apology. Details that would provide more context—including the apology’s timing, source and terms—were not included in the information provided.
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