Jimmy Stephen “Steve” Wren

How they died

Deadly force

Jimmy Stephen Wren died about two months after being shot by trooper Phillip Mitchell. Mitchell initially stopped Wren at the Springville Grocery and accused Wren of speeding in a school zone on Highway 9 South. According to sources, the trooper spotted a handgun in Wren's pocket when he stepped from his red Toyota truck. Moments later, Wren reportedly jumped back into his truck and a high speed chase followed, moving from Highway 9 South to Highway 341 South, southeast on Montgomery Road and east on Moorman Road. Wren was reportedly able to put some distance between himself and Mitchell's car on the winding gravel road and was allegedly standing in the road with the gun drawn as Mitchell rounded the last curve before the Moorman Road bridge. According to reports, Mitchell got out of his car with his .12-gauge shotgun and fired at the suspect, hitting him several times. Mitchell Was unharmed. Wren was initially paralyzed by the shooting and eventually died on Feb. 14, 2005

Why we remember them

This record exists so that Jimmy Stephen “Steve” Wren, and all who are named in this archive, are never reduced to a number.

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