February 14, 2024 ♥♥♥ |
Photo – Sgt. Nevada Krinkee – Courtesy odmp.org
Tragedy in Sheridan on Tuesday where a police officer was shot and killed in the line of duty.
According to Sheridan Media, Sergeant Nevada Krinkee, a six and a half year veteran of the department, was shot and killed while attempting to serve a trespass warning on a male subject near the intersection of 5th and Val Vista Streets. Sgt. Krinkee was transported to Sheridan Memorial Hospital where he succumbed to his injuries.
The male subject, identified as 46-year-old William Lowery, fled the scene. Lowery was located short time later barricaded in his residence. As of 4 p.m. Tuesday, the Wyoming Highway Patrol established a perimeter and determined the subject was barricaded inside a residence.
Other residents in the vicinity were evacuated from the area.
The latest reports from Sheridan indicate that Lowery was still alive at 11 p.m. Tuesday night, barricaded in his residence armed with an AR rifle and a shotgun. SWAT agencies from around Wyoming were on the scene as the standoff continued.
Wyoming Governor Mark Gordon said in a statement Tuesday afternoon that “this senseless act of violence is a solemn reminder of the selfless risks our law enforcement officers take each day when they put on the badge.”
Sergeant Krinkee was a six-and-a-half-year veteran of the department. He leaves behind a family.
The Sheridan Police Department reports that the incident was turned over to the Department of Criminal Investigation.
