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Jack Ryan Kelley

Death by Force
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Jack Ryan Kelley, 29, a White male, was identified by the Kansas Highway Patrol as the man who fled a traffic stop in Hiawatha, Kansas, leading officers on a pursuit that ended in a brief standoff in the 500 block of South 7th Street on Friday, March 7, 2014. During the confrontation, authorities said Kelley—wanted as a fugitive from St. Joseph, Missouri—shot himself in the head. He was transported for medical care and was pronounced dead the next day, Saturday, March 8, 2014.

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    Victim Details

    Jack Ryan Kelley

    Male

    White / Caucasian

    Hiawatha

    KS

    2014-03-11

    29

    Jack

    Ryan Kelley

    11/07/2025

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    Has anyone else noticed that the circumstances around Jack Ryan Kelley's passing remain pretty vague... ...Read More
    04/28/2024
    Has anyone else come across the strange coincidence of the Kelley surname in multiple tragic cases? ... ...Read More
    07/03/2023
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    02/26/2023
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