Death by Cop 2021-2025
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Eric Kessler
Age :
Gender : Male
Race : White
Date : 01/30/2021
Location : 1600 Cedar Creek Road
City : Louisville
County : Bullitt
State : Kentucky
Agency : Bullitt County Sheriff’s Office
Officer(s) :Not Disclosed
Cause of Death : Gunshot
Event : Killed by police during traffic encounter
OPEN RECORDS SUMMARY :
On 01/30/2021, Bullitt County sheriff’s deputies were called to check on a vehicle parked in the middle of a roadway along Cedar Creek Road. Deputies attempted to get the driver, identified as Eric Kessler, to exit the vehicle. According to authorities, the vehicle then accelerated away. During the encounter, a deputy fired his weapon, striking Kessler. He was later pronounced dead. The shooting was placed under investigation, and no criminal charges against the deputy were announced at the time of reporting.
SOURCE LINKS :
https://www.wbko.com/2021/02/01/officer-involved-shooting-leaves-man-dead-in-bullitt-county/
