Witnesses called police when they saw Waddel acting strangely and after he had fallen down. Paramedics came to help Waddel, but he pulled a knife on them. He then walked inside of a business and had a confrontation with a man inside, at which point an officer shot him to death, and kicked the knife away. Waddel suffered from schizophrenia.
Victim's Name: Randall Waddel
Agency Responsible: Weatherford Police Department
Gender: Male
Age: 49
Race: White
Date of Death: June 23, 2015
County: Parker
Cause of Death: Gunshot
Official Disposition: Pending investigation/No Known Charges
Criminal Charges: No known charges
Mental Illness: Yes
Armed: Allegedly Armed
Weapon: knife
Threat Level: other
Fleeing: Foot
Body Camera: No
Washington Post Database ID: 575
Geography: Suburban