Steele was pulled over on reservation land for a weapons offense that occurred elsewhere. Two other people in his car were compliant with the officer's commands, but Steele was not. He was fatally shot by a federal officer of the reservation police, a branch of the BIA. Stelle was not native American.
Victim's Name: Justin Phillip Steele
Agency Responsible: Fremont County Sheriff's Department, Wind River Police Department (Bureau of Indian Affairs)
Gender: Male
Age: 26
Race: White
Date of Death: July 29, 2014
County: Fremont
Cause of Death: Gunshot
Official Disposition: Unreported
Criminal Charges: No known charges
Mental Illness: No
Armed: Allegedly Armed
Weapon: gun
Geography: Rural