A Sonic employee called police to report a suspicious vehicle parked behind the restaurant at about 12:45 a.m. Two officers, one from Eagar and one from Springerville, responded to the call. The officers approached the vehicle and saw an armed man and a woman in the car. When Mark Smith stepped out of the vehicle, he had a gun and was shot and killed.
Victim's Name: Mark Allen Smith
Agency Responsible: Eagar Police Department
Gender: Male
Age: 36
Race: Unknown Race
Date of Death: July 18, 2017
County: Apache
Cause of Death: Gunshot
Official Disposition: Pending investigation/No Known Charges
Criminal Charges: No known charges
Mental Illness: No
Armed: Unarmed/Did Not Have an Actual Weapon
Weapon: toy
Threat Level: other
Fleeing: Not fleeing
Body Camera: No
Washington Post Database ID: 2788
Geography: Rural