KENNETH B KNAPP

Officer Rank: Trooper
Memorial Panel: 9-E: 16
Department: New York State Police
End of Watch: July 17, 1945
Cause: SHOT
Age: Unk
Years of Service: 13
Description: Trooper Knapp was shot and killed after responding to a domestic disturbance call in the Hamlet of Colchester. The wife of the suspect informed him that she had been locked out of the house. Trooper Knapp looked through a window and observed the male on the floor next to a shotgun. Thinking the man had committed suicide Trooper Knapp entered the residence. The suspect then shot him with the 16 gauge shotgun. The man committed suicide during the ensuing standoff.
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