WCPO 9 News reports:
"While the family of Gary Bressler Sr. plans a funeral for the 48-year-old father of six, they are openly skeptical about the lack of information available from Kentucky State Police about his death.
"'I feel like the Kentucky State troopers are getting away with a whole lot of stuff because they have no accountability,' Gary Bressler Jr. said.
"Based on information provided by KSP, troopers from Post 6 in Dry Ridge responded to a 911 call on Chipman Ridge Road in Williamstown Nov. 3 when a fatal, trooper-involved shooting around 1:45 a.m. left one man dead. The agency is not identifying the troopers who were involved, the nature of the 911 call, the identity of the person they refer to as a 'suspect' who died in this case or any additional information, despite multiple inquiries by WCPO 9 News.
"WCPO has filed six open-records requests with KSP for a wide range of information, including specific details related to this case, KSP use-of-force training and procedures and records on fatal use-of-force situations involving state troopers in the past decade. We are currently waiting for a response from KSP on each of these requests.
"In a previous statement, KSP has said 'to protect the integrity of an ongoing investigation, it is KSP standard operating procedure not to release any additional details until vital witnesses have been interviewed and pertinent facts gathered.'"
