DCI Release Details of Standoff on Sheridan Avenue

The Wyoming Division of Criminal Investigation issued a media release Wednesday night with details of the standoff on Sheridan Avenue. According to DCI, on February 14, SRT team members from the Natrona County Joint SRT and the Gillette Police Department SRT, working jointly on behalf of the Sheridan Police Department had surrounded a house near 7th Street and Sheridan Avenue, where the suspect in the shooting death of Sheridan Police Department Sergeant Nevada Krinkee had barricaded himself and refused to surrender. Sergeant Krinkee was shot and killed Tuesday morning while attempting to serve a trespass warning to an individual at a residence at 5th Street and Val Vista Street.

After more than 24 hours of negotiations and other tactics to get the suspect to peacefully surrender, the suspect exited the house with a weapon and tried to flee.  The suspect was shot by police and pronounced dead at the scene. Because this is an on-going and open investigation, the names of the involved parties will not be released by DCI at this time.  The Division of Criminal Investigation will be conducting an investigation into the officer involved shooting at the request of the Sheridan Police Department. 

Wyoming DCI is routinely requested to conduct objective and thorough investigations of critical incidents around the state. These investigations consist of, among other investigative procedures, scene processing, physical evidence and forensic processing, digital evidence analysis, and interviews. 

At the conclusion of this investigation, a detailed report will be prepared, internally reviewed, and provided to the Sheridan County Attorney’s Office for review and charging consideration. All available resources will be made available to Agents conducting this investigation to ensure the facts of what happened are collected in a timely, accurate and thorough manner. 

DCI has been in contact with Sheridan County Attorney Dianna Bennett and will work closely with her office throughout the course of the investigation. The release from DCI states that they do not anticipate releasing additional information until the investigation is complete and a prosecutorial decision has been made.   Any witnesses to the shooting Tuesday are encouraged to contact DCI at 307-777-7181.

All Photos By Steven Schreffler / Sheridan Media