Robert W. “Robbie” Kenkel

How they died

Less-than-lethal force

Kenkel was standing in the middle of Westbrook Drive yelling for someone to call the police. When police arrived, they met with the Kenkel's mother, who said her son was acting paranoid. Officers met with Kenkel, and he was having hallucinations, exhibiting signs of manic behavior and at times speaking incoherently. He agreed to go to the hospital for an evaluation and when medics came to transport him, he voluntarily got into the ambulance. But shortly thereafter, he jumped out. Officers found Kenkel. They ordered him to the ground, and he complied but he began to fight as they tried to handcuff him. He died while he was being subdued or calmed down.

Why we remember them

This record exists so that Robert W. “Robbie” Kenkel, and all who are named in this archive, are never reduced to a number.

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