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Scott Helenschmidt
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Gender
Male
Age
47 yrs
Nationality
United States
Marital Status
Unknown
Date of Death
09/05/2007
Location
994 Schmoker Rd Burkburnett TX 76354 Wichita
Cause of Death
Deadly force
Around 7:15 p.m., Helenschmidt called the sheriff's office he had worked for until 1996 to report that he had taken a hostage. A Special Response Unit responded. Helenschmidt refused to negotiate. Around 10:00 p.m., he shot at the deputies. A deputy fatally shot him. Helenschmidt did not have a hostage as he claimed. The Texas Ranger Division investigated. Helenschimdt had lost two friends in a murder-suicide two weeks before.
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Alleged Responsible Party
Wichita County Sheriff's Office
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National Anthem
United States