Death by Cop 2021-2025
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Kevin Fehl
Gender : Male
Age : 31
Race : White
Date : 09/08/2021
Location : County Road 710 West & West Johnson School Road
City : Orange Township
County : Fayette
State : Indiana
Agency : Connersville Police Department
Officer(s) :Not Disclosed
Cause of Death : Gunshot
Event : Suicide under police duress
OPEN RECORDS SUMMARY :
On September 8, 2021, at approximately 7:24 p.m., Fayette County dispatch received a 911 call from a woman reporting a domestic dispute with her estranged husband, Kevin Fehl. Officers, familiar with Fehl due to prior interactions and aware of his propensity to carry weapons, were stationed in the area.
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At approximately 8:24 p.m., officers spotted Fehl driving by their patrol cars. Police briefly chased him, and at 8:31 p.m., his vehicle hit spike strips that had been placed for him and stopped near County Road 710 West and West Johnson School Road in Orange Township. As officers approached, Fehl died by suicide under police duress.
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Total fatalities and injuries: One fatality.
SOURCE LINKS :
https://www.indystar.com/news/indiana-police-reports-kevin-fehl-incident
https://www.wishtv.com/news/local-news/fayette-county-suicide-during-traffic-stop
https://www.fox59.com/news/indiana-man-suicide-police-incident
https://www.wthr.com/news/local/kevin-fehl-incident-police-report
