Death by Cop 2021-2025
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Keenan Sailer
Age : 23
Gender : Male
Race : White
Date : 02/07/2021
Location : W. Broadway Rd. and S. Dobson Rd.
City : Mesa
County : Maricopa
State : Arizona
Agency : Mesa Police Department
Officer(s) :Not Disclosed
Cause of Death : Suicide
Event : Suicide under police duress
OPEN RECORDS SUMMARY :
On 02/07/2021, Mesa police responded around 11:30 p.m. to an apartment complex after receiving information from a mental health crisis line regarding Keenan Sailer. Police reported that Sailer was making suicidal statements and that a baby and a toddler were inside the apartment with him. Officers remained on scene for approximately 45 minutes. After ending contact with the crisis line, Sailer exited the apartment while armed with a gun. Police said he did not comply with commands to disarm. Officers deployed less-lethal rounds and then opened fire, killing Sailer at the scene. The shooting was later reviewed and cleared by the county attorney.
