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Jerry R. Ivey
Type of Officer: Police Officer
Jurisdiction: Salina
County: Saline
Death Date: 6/13/1975
Added to Memorial: 1987
Circumstances of Death:
Officer Ivey stopped a vehicle answering the description of a car used moments earlier in a robbery at a Dillon's grocery store. The suspect jumped from the car, sprayed the officer with mace, and both men drew their weapons. Ivey fired six rounds and the suspect fired twelve. As Ivey attempted to reach his shotgun in the patrol car, the suspect shot him in the back. Following a chase and additional gunfire, the suspect was captured by several police officers.