Roll of Honor
Incident
Sergeant Steven Kenner was shot and killed after responding to a domestic disturbance involving a man threatening a woman with a knife on East Broadway Avenue at 10:38 pm.
When he and another officer arrived at the scene they located the man sitting in a van. The officers approached the van and instructed the man to show his hands. Instead, the man opened fire striking Sergeant Kenner. The other officer returned fire, striking the suspect.
The officer was transported to a local hospital where he succumbed to his wounds.
On July 31st the subject who shot Sergeant Kenner was sentenced to life in prison without the possibility of parole.
Sergeant Kenner was a National Guard veteran and had served with the Bismarck Police Department for 32 years.
Survivors
He is survived by his wife and four children.
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Tributes
I served 1985 to 1993. You served too, before the badge - different uniform, same idea. You go where you are sent and you do not get to pick the call.
Sergeant Kenner gave the Bismarck Police Department 32 years.
Thank you for your service to the Bismarck community. Thank you for your service before it. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, brother.
— S. Vincent Anthony, U.S. Army 1985-1993
Agency
Service Record
Incident Details
Military Service
Steven Rickie Kenner served in the Army (1984â1985) before joining law enforcement.
Sergeant Steven Rickie Kenner is one of 17,623 officers killed feloniously — deliberately targeted and murdered in the line of duty across the full record of this memorial — 54.2% of all 32,508 officers honored here.
In ND, 39 of 61 officers were killed feloniously — deliberately targeted and murdered in the line of duty — 63.9% of this state's fallen. That is 9.7 percentage points above the national rate of 54.2%.
National Cause Distribution
How Felonious compares to all causes of officer death in the memorial record. Steven Rickie Kenner's cause is highlighted.
How Steven Rickie Kenner Compares
Offender Outcome
Sentenced to life
When Felonious Deaths Occur
Monthly distribution of Felonious deaths across the full memorial record. Steven Rickie Kenner is highlighted in Jul.
Weapons Used Against Officers
Most common weapons in felonious officer deaths. Steven Rickie Kenner was killed by gun; unknown type.