After a more than 14-hour standoff, which included exchanges of gunfire, police shot and killed Bobby Lawson when he came outside his home when police shot in tear gas.
Victim's Name: Robert "Bobby" Wayne Lawson
Agency Responsible: St. Francis County Sheriff's Office
Gender: Male
Age: 64
Race: White
Date of Death: May 18, 2020
County: St. Francis
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: 5817