RILEY SCOTT SUMNER

Officer Rank: Chief of Police
Memorial Panel: 45-E: 25
Department: Chelsea, Michigan, P.D.
End of Watch: April 13, 2006
Cause: AIRC
Age: 43
Years of Service: 19
Description: Chief Scott Sumner and Reserve Officer Matthew Tuttle were killed in a helicopter accident while providing aerial support for officers who were involved in a foot pursuit. Chief Sumner and Officer Tuttle responded to location after officer requested their assistance in tracking a suspect who fled after a traffic stop. Both Reserve Officer Tuttle and Chief Sumner were killed instantly when their department helicopter dropped from the sky and crashed into an intersection.
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