Officers arrived at a domestic disturbance involved a husband, wife, two young children, and the husband's parents. The husband's father was seriously hurt, and medical personnel treated him. Police decided the husband was the aggressor. The wife and children were barricaded in the home with the husband. Police said the man charged the officers with a kitchen knife around 3:37 a.m., and three officers shot and killed him.
Agency: Bentonville Police Department
Motive: Domestic Disturbance (intimate partner, familial)
Confrontation Type: Domestic Disturbance
Service Call: Yes
Body Camera: no
Official Disposition: Pending investigation
Victim Name: Brian Williams
Death Date: January 10, 2021
County: Benton
Geography: Suburban
Gender: Male
Age: 37
Race: White
Cause of Death: Gunshot
Criminal Charges: No known charges
Mental Illness: No
Armed: Allegedly Armed
Weapon: knife
Threat Level: attack
Fleeing: not fleeing
Washington Post Database ID: 6492