Death by Cop  2021-2025

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Chad Kelly

Gender : Male

Age : 45

Race : White

Date : 05/12/2025

Location : Interstate 35

City : Osceola

County : Clarke

State : Iowa

Agency : Iowa State Patrol, Clarke County Sheriff's Office, Osceola Police Department

Officer(s) :Not Disclosed

Cause of Death : Gunshot

Event : Suicide under police duress

OPEN RECORDS SUMMARY :

On May 12, 2025, around 1:00 a.m., Iowa State Patrol attempted a traffic stop on Interstate 35 near Osceola. The driver, 45-year-old Chad Kelly of Excelsior Springs, Missouri, was wanted in connection with the fatal shooting of David Willey, 46, two days earlier in Trenton, Missouri. After stop sticks were deployed by local deputies and police, officers approached the disabled vehicle and found Kelly dead from a self-inflicted gunshot wound. The case is being investigated by Iowa authorities.

SOURCE LINKS :

https://www.kcci.com/article/missouri-homicide-suspect-chad-kelly-dies-self-inflicted-gunshot-clarke-county-iowa-osceola-i35/64759591
https://www.kcrg.com/2025/05/14/man-suspected-homicide-missouri-dies-by-suicide-during-iowa-traffic-stop/
https://www.kttn.com/update-trenton-homicide-suspect-found-dead-following-iowa-traffic-stop/
https://www.kmzu.com/news/local_news/excelsior-springs-man-wanted-in-trenton-homicide-found-dead-in-iowa/article_76858ff6-115e-11ef-99bb-2b420d5a73a4.html
https://www.wgil.com/2025/05/14/missouri-homicide-suspect-dies-by-suicide-after-iowa-traffic-stop/