Death by Cop 2021-2025
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Robert Wray
Gender : Male
Age : 26
Race : White
Date : 11/07/2025
Location : Lone Oak Road
City : Paducah
County : McCracken
State : Kentucky
Agency : McCracken County Sheriff’s Office, Kentucky State Police
Officer(s) :Not Disclosed
Cause of Death : Suicide
Event : Suicide under police duress
OPEN RECORDS SUMMARY :
On 11/07/2025, deputies with the McCracken County Sheriff’s Office attempted to stop a pickup truck driving recklessly with a flat tire. The driver, later identified as 26-year-old Robert Wray, refused to stop and police escalated a high-speed chase that continued through Paducah. During the pursuit, Wray fired shots at deputies before crashing into a home on Lone Oak Road. When officers approached the vehicle, they found Wray with an apparent self-inflicted gunshot wound. He was pronounced dead at the scene. The Kentucky State Police are conducting the investigation.
SOURCE LINKS :
https://www.wpsdlocal6.com/news/update-suspect-dead-in-high-speed-shots-fired-pursuit-sheriff-says/article_5d0c8c48-9dd7-11ef-a7c7-476a7f587d17.html
https://www.kfvs12.com/2025/11/08/sheriff-shots-fired-deputies-during-chase-suspect-dies-after-crashing-into-house/
https://www.westkentuckystar.com/news/local/sheriff-shots-fired-deputies-during-chase-suspect-dies-after-crashing-into-house
