Bio & Incident Details
Age: 32
Tour: 1 year, 6 months
Badge # Not available
Cause: Gunfire
Incident Date: 4/17/1979
Weapon: Rifle; Automatic
Suspect: Committed suicide
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Officer Jimmy Kennedy and Officer Richard Adair were ambushed while responding to a shots fired call. They were shot and killed by a deranged man near a medical office on Glacier Avenue. Officer Kennedy was shot before exiting his vehicle.
The suspect committed suicide shortly after shooting both officers.
Officer Kennedy had served with the Juneau Police Department for 18 months.
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