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Kenneth D. Smith

Gender : Male

Age : 55

Race : Unknown

Date : 05/01/2025

Location : Cypress Square Apartments, 2800 block of Ravenwood Court

City : Lafayette

County : Tippecanoe

State : Indiana

Agency : Lafayette Police Department

Officer(s) :Shooter Officer Jeremy Kennedy, Officer Evan Sturgeon

Cause of Death : Gunshot

Event : Killed by police during domestic violence call

OPEN RECORDS SUMMARY :

On May 1, 2025, Lafayette police responded to a domestic disturbance at the Cypress Square Apartments on Ravenwood Court. A woman and her juvenile son had requested assistance leaving the residence due to safety concerns. While officers were inside the apartment with the woman and child, Kenneth D. Smith, 55, began firing a weapon in their direction. Officer Jeremy Kennedy, a 7-year veteran of the department, returned fire, striking Smith. Officer Evan Sturgeon, a 5-year veteran, was present but did not discharge his weapon. Smith was pronounced dead at the scene. The woman and her child were unharmed, and no officers were injured. The department's shooting review board determined that the officers' actions were within departmental policy. The incident was also reviewed by the Tippecanoe County Prosecutor’s Office.

SOURCE LINKS :

• https://www.wrtv.com/news/local-news/crime/domestic-dispute-leads-to-fatal-police-shooting-in-lafayette-no-officers-injured
• https://www.wishtv.com/news/crime-watch-8/lafayette-police-shooting-apartment-complex/
• https://www.yahoo.com/news/lafayette-man-killed-officer-involved-134403872.html
• https://www.yahoo.com/news/lafayette-police-ignore-requests-publicly-161530706.html