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Retired Chicago SWAT Officer Dies After Being Shot in Line of Duty in Kentucky

Authorities say the deputy was shot while serving emergency guardianship paperwork, and a suspect was killed in the exchange of gunfire.

  • Crittenden County Sheriff's Deputy Rick Coyle died Thursday, April 30, 2026, weeks after sustaining gunshot wounds during an April 2 shooting in Sturgis, Kentucky, the sheriff's office announced.
  • The shooting occurred April 2 while Deputy Coyle and Kentucky Department of Community Based Services staff served emergency guardianship paperwork at 2807 KY-365, exchanging gunfire with 60-year-old suspect Ronnie Phillips, who was fatally wounded.
  • Before joining the sheriff's office two years prior, Coyle served nearly three decades with the Chicago Police Department, participating in about 2,000 SWAT missions. Cook County Commissioner Sean Morrison called him 'loyal, steady, and grounded in faith.'
  • Kentucky Governor Andy Beshear described the death as 'tough news,' writing, 'Deputy Coyle sacrificed everything protecting our commonwealth, and we are forever grateful to him.'
  • Coyle will be laid to rest with full line-of-duty honors and benefits, though funeral arrangements have not yet been finalized, the sheriff's office said.
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