Officers serving a warrant on Smith backed him into a dead-end street near his home, and fired 21 times into his car, hitting him eight times. Neighbors of Smith, who was unarmed at the time of the shooting, held a community meeting to voice their concerns over the shooting. An inquest jury cleared three officers involved in the shooting of any wrongdoing in March of 2014.
Victim's Name: Russell Lydell Smith
Agency Responsible: Bellevue, WA Police Department
Gender: Male
Age: 51
Race: Black
Date of Death: March 22, 2013
County: King
Cause of Death: Gunshot
Official Disposition: Justified
Criminal Charges: No known charges
Mental Illness: Unknown
Armed: Vehicle
Weapon: vehicle
Geography: Urban