Dead subject identified, officers placed on leave after fatal officer-involved shooting early Sunday in Davenport
The Iowa Department of Public Safety’s (DPS) Division of Criminal Investigations (DCI) investigated a fatal officer-involved shooting early Sunday in Davenport and identified the individual involved as 24-year-old Davenport resident Kenneth Jamel Carrol Jr.
Davenport Police investigate a shooting incident early Sunday in the 3100 block of East Kimberly Road.
Three Davenport Police officers, two Iowa State Troopers and one Bettendorf Police officer discharged their weapons during the encounter with Carrol, and all six officers have been placed on Critical Incident Leave while the case is being investigated, according to a DPS news release.
An autopsy of Carrol will take place at the Office of the Iowa State Medical Examiner. No law enforcement personnel were injured. The release states: “Per protocol, their [law enforcement personnel] names will not be released prior to being interviewed by the Iowa Division of Criminal Investigation.”
According to an earlier DPS news release, at 2:50 a.m. on Sunday, Oct. 30, 2022, multiple agencies were patrolling in the area of 5200 Grand Avenue when officers initiated a traffic stop and the driver failed to stop, which resulted in a pursuit.
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The pursuit ended after the vehicle became inoperable near Kimberly Road and Elmore Avenue — occupants then fled on foot. Officers exchanged gunfire with Carrol during the foot pursuit; as a result, Carrol was pronounced dead at the scene, according to the release.
According to Scott County District Court and Iowa Department of Corrections electronic records, Carrol was discharged from probation on Oct. 2 for being a felon in possession of a firearm. At the time he was arrested for the gun charge he was on probation for convictions of theft, forgery and using a juvenile for an indictable offense.
From our archives: Quad-City Coal Mining
An old coal car in the abandoned Hunky Dory Mine near the Niabi Zoo in Coal Valley, Illinois in July of 1982. The mine was sealed in the fall of that year. Coal has been mined in 76 Illinois counties. More than 7,400 coal mines have operated since commercial mining began in Illinois around 1810.
Earl Bashaw of the Rock Island Forest Preserve looks through the abandoned Hunky Dory Mine near the Niabi Zoo in Coal Valley, Illinois in July of 1982. The mine was sealed in the fall of that year. More than 7,400 coal mines have operated since commercial mining began in Illinois around 1810.
In 1982 R.F. Rudy Mielke then 86 looks around the sealed entrance to the former Gem Mine in Colona Township, Illinois in July of 1982. The mines 140-foot concrete shaft was officially capped in 1964 but was still listed as an environmental hazard in 1982 because of coal slag, debris and water runoff from the abandoned mine. More than 7,400 coal mines have operated since commercial mining began in Illinois around 1810.
In 1982 R.F. Rudy Mielke then 86 looks around the sealed entrance to the former Gem Mine in Colona Township, Illinois in July of 1982. The mines 140-foot concrete shaft was officially capped in 1964 but was still listed as an environmental hazard in 1982 because of coal slag, debris and water runoff from the abandoned mine. More than 7,400 coal mines have operated since commercial mining began in Illinois around 1810.
In 1982 R.F. Rudy Mielke then 86 looks over the coal slag, debris and water runoff from the abandoned Gem Mine in Colona Township, Illinois in July of 1982. Mielke started working coal mines in the area in 1912 and eventually owned three mines with his brothers. More than 7,400 coal mines have operated since commercial mining began in Illinois around 1810.
Earl Bashaw of the Rock Island Forest Preserve looks through the abandoned Hunky Dory Mine near the Niabi Zoo in Coal Valley, Illinois in July of 1982. The mine was sealed in the fall of that year. More than 7,400 coal mines have operated since commercial mining began in Illinois around 1810.
Earl Bashaw of the Rock Island Forest Preserve looks around the entrance to the abandoned Hunky Dory Mine near the Niabi Zoo in Coal Valley, Illinois in July of 1982. The mine was sealed in the fall of that year. More than 7,400 coal mines have operated since commercial mining began in Illinois around 1810.
The County Line coal mine owned by the Mielke brothers. More than 7,400 coal mines have operated since commercial mining began in Illinois around 1810.
Black dots identifies the locations of former coal mines in the Quad-Cities area. More than 7,400 coal mines have operated since commercial mining began in Illinois around 1810.
Piles of coal slag from Illinois mines closed in the early 1940’s, 50’s and 60’s could still be seen from the air in 1981. More than 7,400 coal mines have operated since commercial mining began in Illinois around 1810.
Piles of coal slag from Illinois mines closed in the early 1940’s, 50’s and 60’s could still be seen from the air in 1981. More than 7,400 coal mines have operated since commercial mining began in Illinois around 1810.
Piles of coal slag from Illinois mines closed in the early 1940’s, 50’s and 60’s could still be seen from the air in 1981. More than 7,400 coal mines have operated since commercial mining began in Illinois around 1810.
A photograph from 1866 of the Rock Island coal mine located north and west of 24th Street. The operation once filled what is now Black Hawk State Park with the sound of machinery. More than 150-years-ago the mine produced 300 bushels of coal a day was still visible from park trails in 1978. More than 7,400 coal mines have operated since commercial mining began in Illinois around 1810.
