LeRoy Martin Satrom ( February 4 , 1919 – September 8 , 2004 ) was an American politician and engineer in Portage County , Ohio . He served as county engineer , city engineer , city councilman , and mayor . Satrom is most remembered for his 1970 – 1972 tenure as mayor of Kent , Ohio , specifically for his role in the events leading up to the May 4 , 1970 Kent State shootings , where four students were killed and nine wounded . He later served four terms as Portage County engineer , and retired in 1988 . He died September 8 , 2004 in Ravenna , Ohio
Kent State shootings
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