Officers responded just before 5 a.m. to a reports of a burglary in progress. Officers were told the man was armed. When they arrived, they found a man matching the description armed with a knife. Josh Flores allegedly continued to approach police after they told him to stop, and he was shot and killed.
Victim's Name: Joshua Florez
Agency Responsible: Centralia Police Department
Gender: Male
Age: 18
Race: Hispanic
Date of Death: June 18, 2019
County: Lewis
Cause of Death: Gunshot
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: 4797
Geography: Rural