Deputy Brian Scott Etheridge, 26, was killed after responding to what he believed was a routine larceny call on a Monday in late September 2009. Employed by the Sedgwick County Sheriff’s Office for eighteen months, Etheridge arrived at a South Rock Road residence and was ambushed. He was shot once in the back with a high-powered rifle; the round penetrated his protective vest. Despite severe wounds he radioed for help, then was shot a second time with his own service weapon taken by the attacker.

Etheridge was transported to Wesley Medical Center for emergency surgery and died on September 28, 2009. The assailant, a 27-year-old male, fled but was sighted about a quarter-mile away; when officers closed in he opened fire and was fatally wounded in the exchange. The suspect’s motive for the false report and ambush remains unknown.

If anyone knew Deputy Etheridge or the circumstances around the call on South Rock Road, please share information that could shed light on why this ambush occurred.