Andrew Ross

How they died

Deadly force

Andrew Ross was killed and another man was seriously wounded in a gun battle with plainclothes officers inside Union Station. At about 1:15 p.m., officers became suspicious that the men might be drug couriers traveling by train, police said. The officers for Ross' identification and he unzipped his coat, exposing a weapon. One officer yelled, "He's got a gun!" Ross' companion then allegedly drew a gun. A DEA agent grabbed him, but he broke away, ran a short distance, turned and pointed the weapon at the agent. The agent shot and wounded the man. Ross allegedly put his gun to an officer's head. The officers struggled over the gun before the DEA agent shot Ross. During the struggle, a CPD officer was reportedly struck shot in the calf.

Why we remember them

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

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