Marion County Sheriff's Department and the Hamilton Police Department responded to a house after the county dispatch received a request from a person for officers to perform a welfare check on a person possibly in distress at the house. Police shot and killed someone, although few details were immediately released.
Victim's Name: Name withheld by police
Agency Responsible: Marion County Sheriff's Department, Hamilton Police Department
Gender: Male
Age: Unknown
Race: Unknown Race
Date of Death: December 13, 2017
County: Marion
Cause of Death: Gunshot
Official Disposition: Pending investigation/No Known Charges
Criminal Charges: No known charges
Mental Illness: Yes
Armed: Unclear
Weapon: unknown weapon
Threat Level: other
Fleeing: Not fleeing
Body Camera: No
Washington Post Database ID: 3211
Geography: Rural