Man Fatally Shot by Mansfield Police Monday Identified

A man who was fatally shot by Mansfield Police late Monday afternoon has been identified. Police say that 35 year old Kenneth Cherry was in possession of a box cutter and was highly agitated, as police arrived on scene at an apartment on West Straub Rd, following a call about a male breaking into an apartment. The confrontation then escalated and resulted in the suspect being fatally shot. The caller advised he believed the male was intoxicated or under the influence of drugs.

The officers involved in the incident were placed on administrative leave per department policy.


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