Nikolas Wanner

How they died

Deadly force

Deputies and the Missouri Highway Patrol were dispatched at 4:39 p.m. in reference to an intoxicated male in possession of a firearm threatening to commit suicide. Deputies arrived and attempted to negotiate with Nikolas Wanner, who was inside the home. At approximately 7 p.m., Wanner came out the back door of the home armed with two rifles and a handgun. Wanner pointed the rifle at the deputy, who fired one round from a 12 gauge shotgun killing Wanner.

Why we remember them

This record exists so that Nikolas Wanner, and all who are named in this archive, are never reduced to a number.

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