Taylor Joseph Turek

How they died

Suicide

Around 6:30 p.m., police responded to a domestic violence call, and a standoff began. After about an hour of negotiations, a man began firing at officers, wounding one officer and killing his dog. The officer's injuries were non-life threatening after getting checked out and released from a local hospital, according to police. During the gunfire, Officer Dale Marcus shot the man who was later found dead when officers went into the home. Taylor Joseph Turek reportedly had shot himself.

Why we remember them

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

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