Sergeant David Kinternecht, Montrose Police Department

On Saturday July 25, Officer Kinternecht was killed while responding to a domestic violence call. Two Montrose Police Officers, Larry Witte and Rodney Ragsdale, were wounded.

Please pray for his family and friends as they grieve their terrible loss. If you can help, there is a fund listed below for his family.

From the forums at www.officer.com :

> Brothers & Sisters,
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> It is with great sorrow that we report 3 officers of the Montrose Police
> Department were shot in the line of duty last night. Montrose Police
> Sergeant David Kinterknecht died on the scene. Montrose Police Officers
> Larry Witte and Rodney Ragsdale were wounded.
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> Sergeant Kinterknecht, along with officers from the Montrose Police
> Department and sheriff's deputies from the Montrose County Sheriff's
> Department were dispatched to a home in the 16900 block of 64.50 Road at
> 8:30 p.m. after a report of domestic violence. The home is near the Cobble
> Creek Golf Course in an affluent area of Montrose.
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> Upon arrival the officers were met by a female complainant outside. As the
> complainant was speaking to the officers, the suspect opened fire with a
> shotgun at close range from a garage adjacent to the house, killing Sergeant
> Kinterknecht and wounding two other officers. Witnesses reported hearing
> approximately 12 shots in five seconds. The suspect died at the scene.
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> Officers Larry Witte and Rodney Ragsdale were shot and wounded in the legs.
> The officers and Sgt. Kinterknecht were rushed to Montrose Memorial
> Hospital. Sgt. Kinterknecht died from his injuries. Ragsdale was taken by
> helicopter last night to St. Mary's Hospital and was out of surgery this
> morning. Officer Witte also was out of surgery this morning. Both officers
> are expected to survive.
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> Sergeant David Kinterknecht, 41, was married and a father of two. He was a
> ten year veteran of the Montrose Police Department, and a graduate Montrose
> High School, class of 1986. Sgt Kinterknecht was a member of the Montrose
> Area Fraternal Order of Police Lodge 56. SGT. Kinterknecht started with the
> department in the 1980s as cadet. He worked for a time as a deputy in the
> San Miguel Sheriff's Department before joining the Montrose Police
> Department. Any member or Lodge wishing to make a tax deductible donation
> to the memorial family support fund for Sergeant David Kinterknecht is ask
> to send their check to:
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> Colorado State Lodge
> Public Safety Awareness Foundation
> RE: Montrose Sgt David Kinterknecht
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> 2701 West 84th Avenue Suite #211
> Westminster, Colorado 80031