Death by Cop 2021-2025
Search fatalities
You can use any or all of the fields to refine the search.
Justin Gillespie
Gender : Male
Age : 34
Race : White
Date : 09/09/2025
Location : East Augusta-Chatham Road
City : Brooksville
County : Bracken
State : Kentucky
Agency : Bracken County Sheriff’s Office
Officer(s) :Not Disclosed
Cause of Death : Gunshot
Event : Killed by police during welfare check encounter
OPEN RECORDS SUMMARY :
On 09/09/2025, Bracken County Sheriff’s deputies went to a home on East Augusta-Chatham Road in Brooksville to perform a welfare check on Justin Gillespie, 34. A deputy was speaking with Gillespie on the front porch when Gillespie ran inside the house. Deputies chased after him to the back door. As he was trying to exit through the back door, police engaged him in an altercation, and a deputy discharged his agency-issued weapon, striking Gillespie. EMS attempted life-saving measures, but Gillespie died at the scene. Kentucky State Police are investigating the shooting.
SOURCE LINKS :
https://wp.kentuckystatepolice.ky.gov/news/p6-9-10-2025/
https://www.wcpo.com/news/northern-kentucky/ksp-man-shot-killed-by-sheriffs-deputy-during-welfare-check-in-bracken-county
https://www.wlwt.com/article/bracken-county-deputy-shooting-brooksville-kentucky/66042136
