Around 4:20 p.m., officers were dispatched on a report of a person with a gun. Once officers arrived, they made contact with an unidentified man, and gunfire was exchanged. The man was killed.
Victim's Name: Douglas Harold Hart
Agency Responsible: Vestavia Hills Police Department
Gender: Male
Age: 67
Race: White
Date of Death: February 8, 2020
County: Jefferson
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: 5518