Tommy Kinsinger

How they died

Suicide

Tommy Kinsinger reportedly killed himself during a 2.5 hour standoff that began when he shot a deputy serving eviction papers. At around 1 p.m., the deputy and Kinsinger's landlord knocked on the front door, and then the back door, but there was no answer. The landlord started drilling the lock, and Kinsinger allegedly shot the deputy in the foot with a .22 rifle. Deputies and officers from El Dorado, the KBI and KHP surrounded the home and attempted to contact Kinsinger by phone and loudspeaker before firing tear gas and a flash bang grenade into the home. According to the sheriff, an officer heard a shot 15-30 minutes after the tear gas was fired. Police then forced their way into the home and said they found Kinsinger with a self-inflicted gunshot wound to the head. The sheriff said no shots were fired by officers.

Why we remember them

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

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