Deputies responded to a home on a welfare check. When they arrived they were told Ashby had a gun and had gone into a shed near the home. A person in the home told deputies she heard a gunshot from the shed after Ashby went there. After deputies surrounded the shed and tried to speak with Ashby, the door of the shed suddenly swung open. Ashby came out carrying a handgun. Deputies ordered him to drop the gun and get down onto the ground, but they said Ashby ignored their commands. He moved toward the deputies, raised the gun and pointed it them, and he was shot and killed.
Victim's Name: Earl Ashby
Agency Responsible: Montgomery County Sheriff's Office
Gender: Male
Age: 33
Race: White
Date of Death: March 27, 2016
County: Montgomery
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: 1419
Geography: Rural