Death by Cop- 2022

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Kenneth Lee Sikes

Case # :588

Gender : Male

Age : 47

Race : White

Date : 05/03/2022

Location : Eastland Road off Lott Road

City : Pritchard

County : Mobile

State : Alabama

Agency : Mobile County SO, US Marshals

Officer(s) :Not Disclosed

Cause of Death : Gunshot

Event : Killed by police while serving arrest warrant

Disposition : Pending Investigation

Open Records Summary :

Mobile County Sheriff’s Office and US Marshals were looking for Kenneth Lee Sykes with an arrest warrant with the intention of arresting him for drug use while on probation for past drug issues. He was apparently afraid to come out of a trailer and police forced him out by firing gas canisters. He tried to flee and police claim that he walked towards them and had a knife. They shot and killed him. He reportedly was mentally ill. Claims by police cannot be verified as US Marshals virtually never provide bodycam video or other evidence.

Source Links :

https://www.wdhn.com/news/crime/fugitive-shot-killed-after-standoff-in-prichard-mobile-co-sheriffs-office/

https://www.al.com/news/mobile/2022/05/knife-wielding-fugitive-shot-dead-tuesday-night-by-mobile-county-deputies-after-2-hour-standoff.html

https://www.cbs42.com/news/crime/authorities-fugitive-shot-killed-after-standoff-in-mobile-co/