The sheriff's office received a call of a possible suicidal man that had barricaded himself inside a residence. When deputies and Oklahoma Highway patrol troopers arrived, Paul Mashburn, 58, was inside. Mashburn yelled out the window that he had guns and gasoline and he would shoot any officers that came near the house. The Cherokee Nation SWAT team negotiated with Mashburn for several hours. Mashburn began to break out windows and threaten officers; he then started a fire inside the residence and continued breaking out windows. He eventually pointed a pistol at officers and was shot and killed.
Victim's Name: Paul Eugene Mashburn Jr.
Agency Responsible: Cherokee Nation Marshal Service
Gender: Male
Age: 57
Race: White
Date of Death: June 8, 2017
County: Sequoyah
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: 2650
Geography: Rural