Rueben Ruffin Jr. Killed by Kentucky State Police

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Category: Police - State
Old Crime Scene Address:
Sutherland Rd and Hill Bridge Rd
Mapping Police Violence:

Around 4:30 p.m., a Kentucky State Police trooper and a Daviess County deputy responded to a report of a person doing doughnuts in a field. Police said when they arrived they found an abandoned black Jeep Cherokee. Police were told the driver ran into a nearby house that wasn't his. KSP says they searched the house and the man ran back to the Jeep and drove off. The man crashed and got out and started running. A trooper caught up with him. Police said the man pulled out a gun and refused to drop it as the trooper demanded, and he was shot and killed.

Victim's Name: Rueben Ruffin Jr.

Agency Responsible: Kentucky State Police

Gender: Male

Age: 24

Race: Black

Date of Death: March 19, 2018

County: Daviess

Cause of Death: Gunshot

Official Disposition: Pending investigation/No Known Charges

Criminal Charges: No known charges

Mental Illness: No

Armed: Allegedly Armed

Weapon: gun

Threat Level: undetermined

Fleeing: Car

Body Camera: No

Washington Post Database ID: 3516

Geography: Rural

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