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Lyle E. Rachow
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Gender
Male
Age
36 yrs
Nationality
United States
Marital Status
Unknown
Date of Death
05/11/2000
Location
GIbbon NE 68840 Buffalo
Cause of Death
Suicide
A standoff began when officers went to a residence southwest of Gibbon to serve an arrest warrant to Lyle E. Rachow for violating a no-contact provision of his bond for sexual assault. At around 2 a.m., SWAT used tear gas to try to force Rachow out of a barn. Several minutes later, officers reportedly saw flames coming from the barn. They went inside and saw Rachow's body hanging. According to police, they tried to extinguish the flames and retrieve Rachow's body, but the fire spread too quickly.
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Alleged Responsible Party
Nebraska State Patrol, Buffalo County Sheriff's Office
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