Wrongful Death KSP Asked to Investigate Deadly Shooting

The Boone County Sheriff’s Office has officially requested Kentucky State Police to help investigate the deadly shooting of a teenager involving a deputy last weekend.

Sheriff Michael A. Helmig has called in KSP to investigate the shooting involving Boone County deputy Tyler Brockman on River Road on April 26, to dispel any thoughts of cover up or favoritism, officials said Thursday.

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Investigators say Deputy Brockman shot through the windshield of the car of Samantha Ramsey, 19, hitting her four times. She later died of her injuries.

It happened around 2 a.m. Saturday when officials were called out to a field party along River Road. Ramsey was allegedly leaving the party when Brockman ordered her to stop the car. Dash-cam video footage shows the car stopping and then driving away off the screen.

Deputies say Ramsey hit Brockman with her car, throwing him onto the hood, and that’s when he fired shots.

Other witnesses say the deputy jumped on the hood and started shooting through the windshield.

“She stopped for a second, but then she kept moving and then, after she kept moving, is when the cop jumped on top of the car and he just opened fire,” said Ibrahim Komate, a witness to the shooting.

“She wasn’t even going fast, she was just easing along and like he jumped on top of the car,” said witness Isiah Edwards.

Sheriff Helmig had originally launched his own investigation reasoning the Boone County Sheriff’s Office has the resources to conduct a full and impartial investigation no matter who is involved. Since that decision, officials said there have been questions raised concerning the appearance of impropriety.

“Simply put, we owe it to Samantha’s family, Deputy Brockman and his family, and to our stakeholders, for this investigation to be conducted without any cloud of any wrongdoing,” said Helmig.

Brockman remains on paid leave pending an investigation.

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