Police responded to a 911 call at an apartment building about a person with a knife and a gun at 11:17 p.m. When officers arrived, they made contact with Scout Schultz, who officers said was armed with a knife. Officers said they made multiple attempts to get Schultz to drop the knife, and Schultz was shot and killed.
Victim's Name: Scout Schultz
Agency Responsible: Georgia Tech Police Department
Gender: Transgender
Age: 21
Race: White
Date of Death: September 16, 2017
County: Fulton
Cause of Death: Gunshot
Official Disposition: Pending investigation/No Known Charges
Criminal Charges: No known charges
Mental Illness: Yes
Armed: Allegedly Armed
Weapon: knife
Threat Level: other
Fleeing: Not fleeing
Body Camera: No
Washington Post Database ID: 2956
Geography: Suburban