Kenneth Robert Sprankle
Male, White
Date of the incident: 9/23/2013
St. Petersburg, Pinellas, FL
4th St N & Central Ave
4th St N & Central Ave
Two officers arrived and ordered Kenneth Sprankle, 27, to drop his weapon. But according to police, instead of dropping the ax, he ran toward one of the officers, yelling unintelligible statements. Multiple shots were fired. Sprankle was pronounced dead at the scene by paramedics.