Walter Kellogg

How they died

Deadly force

Officers responded to a 911 call regarding an agitated suicidal man at 12:30 p.m. Walter Kellogg, who has a history of mental illness, threatened to harm himself with a knife, began cutting himself, and turned the knife toward the officer, who shot and killed him, police said. Family alleged excessive force by officer, and the case went to a grand jury.

Why we remember them

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

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