Police were responding to a call when they found a man holding a knife. Police told the man to drop the knife. When he failed to do so, officers used Tasers and bean bag rounds and shot and killed him.
Victim's Name: Samuel Lanham
Agency Responsible: Oklahoma City Police Department
Gender: Male
Age: 50
Race: White
Date of Death: January 5, 2020
County: Oklahoma
Cause of Death: Gunshot, Taser
Official Disposition: Pending investigation/No Known Charges
Criminal Charges: No known charges
Mental Illness: No
Armed: Allegedly Armed
Weapon: knife
Threat Level: other
Fleeing: Not fleeing
Body Camera: No
Washington Post Database ID: 5337