Trooper Joseph Cameron Ponder, age 31

Lost to gun violence on September 13, 2015 in Eddyville, Kentucky.

Kentucky State Trooper Joseph Ponder was killed in the line of duty.

Photo sources:

• nydailynews.com: Suspect in Kentucky trooper’s shooting death was a ‘Black Lives Matter’ advocate in St. Louis, Facebook shows
• WDRB: Loved ones remember Kentucky State Police trooper shot and killed in Lyon County

News sources:

• nydailynews.com: Suspect in Kentucky trooper’s shooting death was a ‘Black Lives Matter’ advocate in St. Louis, Facebook shows
• WDRB: Loved ones remember Kentucky State Police trooper shot and killed in Lyon County
• Aug 13: Where Police Killings Often Meet With Silence: Rural America
• KSP trooper shot, killed on Interstate 24
• Sep 14: WREG.com: Suspect in Kentucky state trooper fatal shooting is dead
• State police: Trooper who was gunned down was trying to help suspect
• Gun Violence Archive

Other nearby fatal shootings:

• Eddyville, KY - March 9, 2020
• Eddyville, KY - May 30, 2017
• Eddyville, KY - April 16, 1998