Jonathan Larkin Seuell

How they died

Suicide

Jonathan Seuell reportedly filled his car with hydrogen sulfide gas on the freeway as officers responded to a suicidal call. At 10:44 p.m. Suell called 911 asking for a suicide hotline, but didn't want police to know where he was. The call was traced and a KHP trooper and Riley County officer found Seuell's 1997 Honda Civic on the north shoulder of westbound I-70 about a minute after he'd called. Seuell reportedly called 911 again, saying there were chemicals inside his car and that the officers should stay back unless they were wearing chemical suits. Police said the officers could smell the sulfur coming from the car. Police said they tried to negotiate with Seuell for several hours with no success. A robot was sent to check on Seuell and found that he was unresponsive. Officers in chemical suits broke a rear window to vent the car and were able to get Seuell out, but he died at a hospital.

Why we remember them

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

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