Collierville Police responded at 8:10 a.m. for a call of a possibly suicidal man. Officers found the man in the backyard and ordered him to drop his weapon. For reasons which were withheld by police at the time of this writing, one of the officers shot and killed him.
Victim's Name: David Richard Hoal
Agency Responsible: Collierville Police Department
Gender: Male
Age: 59
Race: White
Date of Death: June 3, 2019
County: Shelby
Cause of Death: Gunshot
Official Disposition: Pending investigation/No Known Charges
Criminal Charges: No known charges
Mental Illness: Yes
Armed: Allegedly Armed
Weapon: gun
Threat Level: attack
Fleeing: Not fleeing
Body Camera: No
Washington Post Database ID: 4747
Geography: Suburban