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Jesse D. Wray

Age : 25

Gender : Male

Race : White

Date : 07/24/2024

Location : Unknown

City : Salina

County : Saline

State : Kansas

Agency : Salina Police Department, SWAT Kansas Highway Patrol

Officer(s) :Not Disclosed

Cause of Death : Gunshot

Event : Killed by SWAT during home siege

OPEN RECORDS SUMMARY :

On 07/24/2024, officers with the Salina Police Department went to 544 N. 12th Street to serve an arrest warrant on Larry J. Wray Jr. Officers arrested Larry Wray Jr. without incident in a detached garage on the property. During the arrest, officers encountered 25-year-old Jesse D. Wray inside the garage. According to investigators, Wray displayed a firearm and threatened to shoot officers if they entered.
Officers established a perimeter and requested the Salina Police Department SWAT Team and the Kansas Highway Patrol for assistance. While officers awaited additional resources, smoke and flames began coming from the garage. A woman exited the garage with her hands raised, followed by Wray, who moved behind a parked truck in the driveway.
Investigators stated that Wray assumed a shooting stance while pointing a firearm toward officers. Two Salina police officers fired nine rounds but did not strike him. Wray then moved to the west side of the garage, where a Kansas Highway Patrol trooper and a Salina police officer fired four rounds, fatally wounding him. Wray was pronounced dead at the scene. The woman was evaluated at Salina Regional Health Center and later released.
The Kansas Bureau of Investigation conducted the investigation and presented its findings to the Saline County Attorney. On 11/04/2024, Saline County Attorney Jeffery Ebel concluded that the officers' use of deadly force was legally justified and declined to file criminal charges. As of the latest publicly available information, the identities of the officers who fired have not been released.

SOURCE LINKS :

https://www.kansas.gov/kbi/docs/media%20releases/2024/Media%20Release%20-%20Officer-involved%20shooting%20in%20Salina.pdf
https://salina311.com/update-findings-of-fatal-officer-involved-shooting-in-salina/
https://apnews.com/article/42c0b067bfb05ba395afa574c5d17893
https://www.ryanmortuary.com/obituary/Jesse-Wray