Bio & Incident Details
Age: 38
Tour: 9 years
Badge # Not available
Cause: Gunfire
Incident Date: 12/6/1984
Weapon: Handgun; .357 caliber
Suspect: Sentenced to life
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Sergeant Kimery was shot and killed while making a traffic stop on a vehicle suspected of not paying for gas. He was monitoring another local agency's radio at the time and heard a description of the vehicle. At the time, local prosecutor's would not prosecute gas drive-offs because the high frequency in which they were occurring. Instead, officers would make the offenders return and pay for the gas. Unbeknownst to Sergeant Kimery, because NCIC was down at the time, the vehicle had just been stolen from Great Falls, Montana.
As he approached the vehicle the suspect opened fire with a .357 caliber handgun, striking Sergeant Kimery in the chest. He was able to return fire and wound the suspect. The suspect was sentenced to 20 years to life for Sergeant Kimery's murder. Sergeant Kimery had just given his vest to a rookie deputy and was due to receive a new vest the following day.
Sergeant Kimery had been with the agency for 9 years. He was survived by his wife, son, daughter, and his parents.
