Incident

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5-22-2020 Wyoming Cheyenne 1-1

Location

May 22, 2020

Lariat Motel
Incident Address

Incident Address

Cheyenne, Wyoming

Participants

Type: Victim
Name: Benjamin Ketcham
Age: 31
Age Group: Adult 18+
Gender: Male
Status: Unharmed

Type: Subject-Suspect
Name: Aaron Briggs
Age: 36
Age Group: Adult 18+
Gender: Male
Status: Killed

Incident Characteristics

Shot - Dead (murder, accidental, or suicide)
Defensive Use
Defensive Use - Victim stops crime
Defensive Use - Crime occurs, victim shoots subject/suspect/perpetrator
Defensive Use - Stand Your Ground/Castle Doctrine established
Under the influence of alcohol or drugs (only applies to the subject/suspect/perpetrator )

Notes

Room 7, shot intox subject, ALT date: 5/24

Guns Involved

1 gun involved.

Type: Unknown

Sources

URL: https://www.kpvi.com/news/national_news/cheyenne-man-dies-in-shooting/article_8b189a91-095f-5d72-b9c0-435c69900d61.html

URL: https://www.wyomingnews.com/news/local_news/suspect-named-in-friday-night-homicide-at-local-motel/article_caf1dcd7-8e9d-5195-98a5-eed4eb3f66c6.html

URL: https://www.gillettenewsrecord.com/news/wyoming/article_4801aed5-2b63-59d9-9ebe-6a22fd1c3546.html

URL: https://kgab.com/case-dismissed-for-cheyenne-man-previously-charged-with-murder/

District

Congressional District: 0
State Senate District: 8
State House District: 44