Officers responded to the Walmart parking lot. When they arrived, they found a man armed with two handguns on the sidewalk north of the parking lot. For most of the encounter, he had a gun to his temple and a gun pointed at the officers, police said. The subject was ordered to drop his weapons. He did not, and he was shot and killed.
Victim's Name: Peter James Robbins
Agency Responsible: Junction City Police Department, Geary County Sheriff's Office
Gender: Male
Age: 23
Race: White
Date of Death: August 8, 2017
County: Geary
Cause of Death: Gunshot
Official Disposition: Pending investigation/No Known Charges
Criminal Charges: No known charges
Mental Illness: Yes
Armed: Allegedly Armed
Weapon: gun
Threat Level: attack
Fleeing: Not fleeing
Body Camera: No
Washington Post Database ID: 2849
Geography: Suburban