Fatal Encounters

A step toward creating an impartial, comprehensive and searchable national database of people killed during interactions with police

Randall Gene Kesseler

Name: Randall Gene Kesseler
Age: 51
Gender: Male
Race: European-American/White
Date: 02/13/2009
Location: U.S. 180
Breckenridge, Texas, 76424
County: Stephens
Agency: Texas Department of Public Safety
Cause of Death: Gunshot
Intended Use of Force: Suicide
Media summary: Trooper Bob Sims tried to pull over a red 2001 Ford pickup, driven by Kesseler, for speeding. Kesseler suddenly pulled over four miles east of Breckenridge. Trooper Sims stepped out of his patrol vehicle and tried to speak to Kesseler. Kesseler shot himself fatally in the head with a .357 Magnum. Kesseler, an anesthesiologist, agreed to the suspension of his medical license in 2006 due to an addiction.
Unique ID: 7867

News article: Link






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