Officers responding to 911 calls of gunfire at a Stone Mountain apartment complex arrived to Farmer openly shooting at responding officers. He struck one officer multiple times, who returned fire and killed the 20-year-old gunman.
Victim's Name: Frederick Farmer
Agency Responsible: DeKalb County Police Department
Gender: Male
Age: 20
Race: Black
Date of Death: July 13, 2015
County: Dekalb
Cause of Death: Gunshot
Official Disposition: Pending investigation/No Known Charges
Criminal Charges: No known charges
Mental Illness: No
Armed: Allegedly Armed
Weapon: gun
Threat Level: attack
Fleeing: Not fleeing
Body Camera: No
Washington Post Database ID: 629
Geography: Suburban