Death by Cop- 2024
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Kevin Lee Scheel
Case # :585
Gender : Male
Age : 45
Race : White
Date : 06/27/2024
Location : Country Road 1080
City : Mt. Vernon
County : Lawrence
State : Missouri
Agency : Lawrence County Sheriff’s Office, Missouri State Highway Patrol
Officer(s) :Not Disclosed
Cause of death : Gunshot
Event : Suicide under police duress
Open records summary :
Kevin Lee Scheel was allegedly holding a former girlfriend against her will. Police arrived and he released her promptly. Police decided to arrest him for the previous crime of not letting her leave his house. He locked himself into the home Police brought State Police and SWAT and bore down on the residence with SWAT tactics until Scheel committed suicide under police duress.
Source links :
http://www.lawrencecountyrecord.com/content/law-co-standoff-ends-public-suicide
