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Google "Greg Sevier".

http://www.cybold.com/cybold/hitchita/index.html

" SHOT IN THE HEART
by Bruce Rodgers

In the early morning hours of April 21, 1991, Gregg Sevier sat
on the edge of his bed. The bed faced his dresser and mirror.
To each side, on wall pegs, were assorted cowboy hats. A $900
stereo, that he had paid off in two months with his part time
maintenance job, nudged the dresser on the right. Nearby was
his custom pool cue, colored beads covering the handle in a
feather design. It was a tidy bedroom, Gregg's possessions
neatly arranged in their place.
Within Gregg was turmoil, a
power amplified by alcohol. What he felt, or was precisely
thinking, no one will ever know. Beyond his closed door Willie
and Orene Sevier were concerned. The stereo was on and loud.
Gregg had mentioned to his father that he might be breaking up
with his girlfriend. There were fears about Gregg's emotional
state. Willie went to ask Gregg to turn down the music. He
opened the door. Willie saw Gregg holding a butcher knife at
his side. He said nothing and slowly closed the door. Not
knowing what to do, Willie spoke to his wife, Orene, who decided
to call 911. It was 2:28 a.m.
"I just wanted someone to talk
him down," said Orene. "I wasn't hysterical, Gregg was in his
room. I was afraid he was going to hurt himself. He needed
someone to talk to him."
The dispatcher asked if there was a
disturbance. Orene said "nothing was going on, nothing was
happening."
Five minutes and 27 seconds later, Lawrence police
officer Ted Bordman radioed that he was at the Sevier house.
One minute and 36 seconds later, Officer James Phillips arrived.
A few minutes later, 22 year old Gregg Sevier was dead with two
bullet wounds to the heart.

Ruled justifiable

The circumstances behind the killing of Gregg Sevier are, like
the deaths of three other members of Lawrence's Indian community
in the past two years, shrouded in controversy. Despite an
investigation by the Kansas Bureau of Investigation, only
theories surround the mysterious deaths of Christopher Bread,
Cecil Dawes Jr. and John Sandoval. The facts in those deaths
are yet to be uncovered.

After the Sevier shooting Officers Bordman and Phillips were placed on administrative leave, with pay, pending the outcome of a coroner's inquest. That inquest was held on April 30 and May 1. Six jurors heard testimony to determine whether the death was an accident, of felonious intent, or a justifiable homicide. The jury ruled the shooting
justifiable but included this notation with the verdict: "We, the jury, have concerns about how the events were handled from the time the police arrived until the final confrontation
between Gregg Sevier and the officers."

I am personally accuainted with both police officers involved as well as the Sevier family.

Met Greg only once or twice.

Just another "good" Indian 'cause he's a DEAD Indian!