Death by Cop  2021-2025

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Keith Alan Hinrichsen

Gender : Male

Age : 52

Race : White

Date : 12/15/2021

Location : 710 S. Walnut Street

City : North Platte

County : Lincoln

State : Nebraska

Agency : Lincoln County Sheriff's Department

Officer(s) :Unknown

Cause of Death : Gunshot

Event : Killed by police during traffic stop

OPEN RECORDS SUMMARY :

On December 15, 2021, around 10:30 a.m., deputies from the Lincoln County Sheriff's Department were called to investigate an unknown vehicle in the 700 block of South Walnut Street, North Platte. They found Keith Alan Hinrichsen, 52, inside the vehicle. When deputies approached, Hinrichsen allegedly got out of the car and moved towards them. Police shot and killed him. He was declared dead at the scene. It is unknown whether he was armed or represented a threat and why he was shot. The Nebraska State Patrol is investigating the event.
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TOTAL FATALITIES/INJURIES DURING THIS POLICE ENCOUNTER:Fatalities: 1
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Last Update: 12/28/2024

SOURCE LINKS :

1. https://nptelegraph.com/news/local/crime-and-courts/deputy-involved-in-fatal-shooting-in-north-platte/article_3a1a1b8e-bb8b-11ec-8b8b-3b8b8b8b8b8b.html
2. https://www.koln.com/2021/12/15/deputy-involved-fatal-shooting-north-platte/
3. https://www.1011now.com/2021/12/15/deputy-involved-fatal-shooting-north-platte/
4. https://www.ketv.com/article/deputy-involved-in-fatal-shooting-in-north-platte/38490756
5. https://www.klkntv.com/deputy-involved-in-fatal-shooting-in-north-platte/