Wyoming Police Officer Is Dead, Shot While Issuing Warning

A police officer handles tear gas canisters during a standoff following the fatal shooting of an officer who was serving a trespass warning, in Sheridan, Wyo., on Feb. 13, 2024. Clint Wood/Sheridan Press via AP

SHERIDAN, Wyo.—A police officer serving a trespass warning has been fatally shot in northern Wyoming.

Sgt. Nevada Krinkee died at a hospital after being shot Tuesday in downtown Sheridan. The male shooter barricaded himself in a home a few blocks away after the shooting, Police Chief Travis Koltiska said in a release.