Kenny Moats

Death by Force

On August 25, 2016, 32-year-old Kenny Moats, a male officer of the Maryville Police Department in Alcoa, Tennessee, was fatally shot while responding to a domestic violence call. Officer Moats and a narcotics detective responded to the scene after patrol units had already been there earlier in the day for a domestic dispute. When they arrived, the suspect, who was armed, opened fire from a garage, striking Officer Moats in the neck. Despite wearing a bullet-resistant vest, the bullet penetrated ...Read More

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