Two Gillette Police officers walk back from the department’s BearCat, which is a wheeled SWAT vehicle designed for military and law enforcement use, during a standoff on Sixth Street and North Sheridan Avenue Tuesday, Feb. 13, 2024. Members of the Sheridan Police Department, Sheridan County Sheriff’s Office, and the Wyoming Highway Patrol established a perimeter and determined the subject was barricaded inside a residence. Photo by Clint Wood, The Sheridan Press.
By The Sheridan Press staff Via- Wyoming News Exchange
SHERIDAN — The suspect in the earlier shooting death of Sheridan Police Department Sgt. Nevada Krinkee is dead after more than 24 hours of negotiations.
The Wyoming Division of Criminal Investigation issued a release at 7:10 p.m. Wednesday stating the suspect exited a house on Seventh Street in Sheridan with a weapon and tried to flee after more than 24 hours of negotiations and tactics to get the suspect to peacefully surrender.
The suspect was shot by police and pronounced dead at the scene.
The suspect, whose name DCI said it will not release at this time, barricaded himself in the house and refused to surrender.
Natrona County Joint Special Response Team and Gillette Police Department Special Response Team jointly conducted the barricade around the home Tuesday morning until Wednesday evening, deploying negotiations and other tactics to get the suspect to peacefully surrender. DCI will conduct an investigation into the officer involved shooting at the request of SPD.
A Gillette Police Department Special Response Team member takes cover behind the turret of a Bearcat as fellow SRT officers take cover behind it during a standoff on Sixth Street and North Sheridan Avenue Wednesday, Feb. 14, 2024. Members of the Sheridan Police Department, Sheridan County Sheriff’s Office, and the Wyoming Highway Patrol established a perimeter and determined the subject was barricaded inside a residence. Photo by Clint Wood, The Sheridan Press.
