Deputies responded at the request of the clerk on duty to investigate possible drug activity in a Ramada Inn room. When the deputies made contact with the suspect, he became "aggressively combative" toward the officer, police said. Another deputy arrived to assist in subduing the suspect, and the fight escalated until one of the deputies shot and killed Bowman.
Victim's Name: Christian Bowman
Agency Responsible: Jackson County Sheriff's Office
Gender: Male
Age: 23
Race: White
Date of Death: May 9, 2016
County: Harrison
Cause of Death: Gunshot
Official Disposition: Pending investigation/No Known Charges
Criminal Charges: No known charges
Mental Illness: Drug or alcohol use
Armed: Unarmed/Did Not Have an Actual Weapon
Weapon: unarmed
Threat Level: attack
Fleeing: Not fleeing
Body Camera: No
Washington Post Database ID: 1524
Geography: Suburban