Reeder Police Department, North Dakota
End of Watch: Saturday, February 15, 1975
Age:
Tour of Duty: Not available
Badge Number: Not available
Cause of Death: Gunfire
Date of Incident: February 15, 1975
Weapon Used: Gun; Unknown type
Suspect Info: Not available
Officer Kenneth Lenerville was shot and killed when he interrupted a burglary taking place opposite his upstairs residence.
The suspect was arrested by Sheriff Earl Kramer of Hettinger County, North Dakota, within a few hours of the shooting. The sheriff and another officer, Officer Jim Wrist of the North Dakota Truck Regulatory Department, stopped the suspect and an accomplice on Main Street of Mott, North Dakota. The shooter was convicted and sentenced to prison but was paroled and later incarcerated again on drug possession charges.