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Kenneth Copeland

Case from San-marcos, TX dated Dec 04, 2017

Victim Details

Kenneth Copeland

Male

White / Caucasian

San-marcos

TX

2017-12-04

58

Kenneth

Copeland

07/16/2026

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On December 4, 2017, Officer Kenneth Copeland, a 58-year-old male of African American ethnicity, was tragically shot and killed while serving an arrest warrant at the residence of Stewart Thomas Mettz in San Marcos, Texas. Officer Copeland, who was in uniform at the time, knocked on Mettz's door, and upon opening it, Mettz shot him multiple times, leading to his death.

The investigation into Officer Copeland's death revealed that Mettz, a former military veteran, had been involved in an a ...
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  • KXAN.com: Funeral for fallen San Marcos Officer Kenneth Copeland set
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