Police killings
2013-2020

Kevin Nickle

Male, White

Date of the incident: 5/16/2018

Martins Ferry, Belmont, OH
57561 Washington Blvd

Around 7 p.m., police received a call about a man chasing family members with a knife at a residence. The man's brother was outside the home when police arrived. He indicated that it was his brother who was acting in a threatening manner, and his mother was also inside and in a locked room. Police entered the home when they noticed what appeared to be a fire starting inside, and they shot and killed the man. The mother was removed from the home safely.