Death by Cop- 2024

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Kenneth Ellis

Gender : Male

Age : 52

Race : White

Date : 01/30/2024

Location : Norway Savings Bank

City : Fryeburg

County : Oxford

State : Maine

Agency : Oxford County Sheriff’s Office

Officer(s) :Michael St. Laurent, Justin Groetzinger

Cause of Death : Gunshot

Event : Killed by police during chase

OPEN RECORDS SUMMARY :

Oxford County deputies chased Kenneth Ellis for failure to obey a traffic stop until he crashed into a snowbank and got out of the vehicle with what police claim was a knife. They shot and killed him.

 

SOURCE LINKS :

https://www.newscentermaine.com/article/news/local/fryeburg-maine-shooting-oxford-county-deputy-fatality-death/97-9b08c90c-2b0b-4566-a46c-0234089a8032

https://www.necn.com/news/local/man-shot-dead-after-crashing-truck-approaching-officer-with-knife-in-maine/3150043/