Death by Cop- 2022

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Gary Rowland

Case # :656

Gender : Male

Age : 30

Race : White

Date : 05/16/2022

Location : 202 W 5th St

City : Benton

County : Marshall

State : Kentucky

Agency : Marshall County SO

Officer(s) :Donald Bowman, Brandon Little

Cause of Death : Gunshot

Event : Killed by police during arrest

Disposition : Pending Investigation

Open Records Summary :

Marshall County deputies had arrested Gary Rowland and were allegedly interviewing him about a prior case. According to police, he asked to smoke and police took him outside. At that time, he pulled a hand gun and shot one deputy. Two deputies shot and killed him.

Source Links :

https://foxlexington.com/news/kentucky/suspect-reportedly-killed-ky-deputy-who-let-him-smoke/

https://www.paducahsun.com/news/warrant-rowland-stole-guns-weeks-before-cash-shooting/article_c3e9cd08-c5b0-5ee3-9f46-212fb6c9ad17.html

https://www.murrayledger.com/news/ksp-murray-man-shot-cash-during-smoke-break/article_41d86626-e387-11ec-bf0b-a79d4535044b.html