Fairbanks Police Department, Alaska
End of Watch Thursday, January 1, 1998
Add to My HeroesJohn Kevin Lamm
Patrol Officer Kevin Lamm was shot and killed after responding to check on a suicidal man with two other officers on Mercier Street in Fairbanks.
As they were making entry to the house, they were fired upon with an AR-15 rifle which had been converted to 7.62x39. One of the other officers was immediately struck in the head and wounded.
Officer Lamm immediately took cover behind a nearby couch and returned fire, drawing the suspect's attention away from his two partners. He was fatally wounded while giving his two partners a chance to escape the apartment.
After a 90-minute standoff, the tactical team entered the residence and found the suspect dead from a self-inflicted gunshot wound.
Officer Lamm had served with the Fairbanks Police Department for 3 years. He is survived by his wife, whom he had married only 12 days prior to his murder, his son, parents, and two brothers.
Bio
- Age 26
- Tour 3 years
- Badge 338
Incident Details
- Cause Gunfire
- Weapon Rifle; AR-15
- Offender Committed suicide
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