Deputies responded to a man holding another man hostage at knifepoint. Robert Roybal allegedly began pressing the knife harder against the throat of the man he was holding hostage when he was shot and killed.
Victim's Name: Robert Roybal
Agency Responsible: Quay County Sheriff's Office
Gender: Male
Age: 55
Race: White
Date of Death: June 19, 2018
County: Quay
Cause of Death: Gunshot
Official Disposition: Pending investigation/No Known Charges
Criminal Charges: No known charges
Mental Illness: No
Armed: Allegedly Armed
Weapon: knife
Threat Level: attack
Fleeing: Not fleeing
Body Camera: No
Washington Post Database ID: 3791
Geography: Rural