Suspect in Sheridan police officer death killed in standoff

SHERIDAN, W.Y. (KEVN) - The standoff in Sheridan, Wyoming ended with the suspect being shot and killed.

SRT team members from the Natrona County Joint SRT and the Gillette Police Department, have worked jointly on behalf of the Sheridan Police Department in the standoff in Sheridan. They had surrounded a house near 7th Street and Sheridan Ave, where the suspect in the earlier shooting death of Sgt. Nevada Krinkee had barricaded himself and refused to surrender.

After more than a day of negotiations, and other tactics to get the suspect to peacefully surrender, the suspect exited the house with a weapon and tried to flee.

The suspect was shot by the police and pronounced dead at the scene.

The Division of Criminal Investigation will be investigating the officer-involved shooting at the request of the Sheridan Police Department.

Because this is an ongoing and open investigation, the names of the involved parties will not be released by DCI at this time.

Any witnesses to the incident are encouraged to contact DCI at 307-777-7181.

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