At Rest

Deadly force
Deputy Justin Hoffman shot and killed James W. Kumm. Shawano County police had been trying to locate Kumm at the request of the Waupaca County Sheriff's Department, which reported Kumm had made threats to harm himself and was believed to be armed. Shawano County sheriff's deputies found Kumm and were fired upon. Kumm was shot and killed.
This record exists so that James Willard Kumm, and all who are named in this archive, are never reduced to a number.
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