Kingman man killed by deputy had outstanding arrest warrant

KINGMAN, Ariz. — A Kingman resident who was shot and killed by a sheriff’s deputy following a weekend traffic stop was a wanted man.

An arrest warrant was issued for Kenneth Kennedy, 34, in early September after he failed to report to jail to begin a four-month sentence for burglary.

A Mohave County sheriff’s deputy shot and killed Kennedy following an Oct. 29 traffic stop in north Kingman, according to the Bullhead City Police Department, which is investigating the shooting independently.

Police spokeswoman Emily Fromelt said Kennedy’s vehicle struck two sheriff’s vehicles as he tried to flee. Fromelt said Kennedy was driving toward a deputy who opened fire, killing Kennedy. His wife was also in the vehicle, but wasn’t injured.

It was the third officer-involved shooting in which a Kingman citizen died over a two-month period.