Death by Cop 2021-2025
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Jeffrey Duane Smith
Age : 33
Gender : Male
Race : White
Date : 08/16/2021
Location : 1823 2nd Avenue
City : Kearney
County : Buffalo
State : Nebraska
Agency : Kearney Police Department; Buffalo County Sheriff's Office
Officer(s) :Not Disclosed
Cause of Death : Suicide
Event : Suicide under police duress
OPEN RECORDS SUMMARY :
On 08/16/2021, law enforcement surrounded an apartment in Kearney after identifying Jeffrey Duane Smith as the person sought in connection with shootings of two women earlier that day in Elm Creek. Officers conducted negotiations and deployed armored vehicles and a tactical robot while attempting to take him into custody. During the standoff an officer heard a gunshot from inside. Entry was later made using a robot and Smith was located deceased from a self inflicted gunshot wound. The death occurred while officers maintained a containment operation following hours of police escalation at the residence.
SOURCE LINKS :
https://nebraska.tv/news/local/buffalo-county-sheriffs-office-looking-for-suspect-involved-in-shooting-and-home-invasion-jeffrey-duane-smith
https://northplattepost.com/posts/a6c5fa02-d3fa-491e-87e2-271ab0c7b348
https://www.wowt.com/2021/08/16/update-standoff-kearney-comes-an-end/
