An officer attempted to pull over a vehicle near Highway 6 and Atwood at 5:45 p.m. after recognizing the driver as the suspect in a shooting. The officer was en route to work when he spotted Tyler Wayne Kracht. In the shooting incident, a man shot a handgun into the side of an occupied vehicle; none of the three people inside were injured. When the officer attempted to make the stop, the suspect fled. The chase ended in a crash at 6:08 p.m. when officers with the SPD and Logan County Sheriff's Office conducted a high risk stop. During the stop, Officer Austin Molcyk shot and killed Kracht.
Victim's Name: Tyler Wayne Kracht
Agency Responsible: Sterling Police Department
Gender: Male
Age: 28
Race: Unknown race
Date of Death: May 3, 2020
County: Morgan
Cause of Death: Gunshot
Official Disposition: Pending investigation/No Known Charges
Criminal Charges: No known charges
Mental Illness: No
Armed: Unclear
Weapon: undetermined
Threat Level: other
Fleeing: Car
Body Camera: No
Washington Post Database ID: 5876