Bismarck ND Sgt. Steven Kenner Fatally Shot Responding to Domestic Disturbance Call

Bismarck ND police sergeant Steven Kenner shot & killed responding to domestic disturbance call of man threatening wife with a knife.

Bismarck police sergeant Steven Kenner was shot and killed while responding to a domestic disturbance call Friday night. The call involved Stephen G. Bannister threatening his wife with a knife.

When he and another officer arrived at the scene the located the man sitting in a van. As the officers instructed the man to show his hands he opened fire, striking Sergeant Kenner. The suspect was wounded in the exchange of gunfire. Sergeant Kenner was transported to a local hospital where he succumbed to his wounds. Source: Officer Down Memorial Page

According to the Bismarck Tribune, Bannister was shot by a second police officer and is hospitalized. Murder charges are expected to be filed against him on Monday. Sgt. Kenner, who had served with the Bismarck Police Department for 32 years, is survived by a wife and three children.