Fatal Encounters

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Jerry R. Kane Jr.

Name: Jerry R. Kane Jr.
Age: 45
Gender: Male
Race: European-American/White
Date: 05/20/2010
Location: 798 West Service Road
West Memphis, Arkansas, 72301
County: Crittenden
Agency: Crittenden County Sheriff's Office, Arkansas State Police
Cause of Death: Gunshot
Intended Use of Force: Deadly force
Media summary: Father Jerry R. Kane Jr. and son Joseph Kane killed two West Memphis police officers during a narcotics traffic stop (partly due to their Ohio plates). A manhunt involving many agencies tracked the two, with reported sovereign-citizen beliefs, to the parking lot of a Wal-Mart Supercenter. There they again wounded two officers before being shot dead.
Unique ID: 9132

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