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Jason Grossnickle

Case from Dayton, OH dated May 23, 1996

Victim Details

Jason K. Grossnickle

Male

White / Caucasian

Dayton

OH

1996-05-23

25

Jason

Grossnickle

07/06/2026

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Jason K. Grossnickle, a 25-year-old male of Caucasian ethnicity, was a Dayton Police Officer who tragically lost his life on May 23, 1996. Officer Grossnickle was killed in an ambush as he arrived for work at the 3rd District Headquarters located at 2013 West Third Street. He and another officer were walking through the department's parking lot when a man exited a stolen delivery truck and opened fire on both officers. Officer Grossnickle was struck and killed instantly, while the other officer ...
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  • Officer Robert Cleaver Recounts Ambush - Dayton247Now
  • Dayton's Fallen 25 - Dayton Police History Foundation

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