Meton drove through a West Texas checkpoint without stopping and drove 30 more miles before he stopped. "Four agents approached the vehicle and one of them yelled 'gun,'" the AP reported. Two of the agents fired their weapons at the vehicle. A pistol-shaped pellet gun was recovered from Meton's vehicle.
Victim's Name: Tiano Meton
Agency Responsible: U.S. Border Patrol
Gender: Male
Age: 25
Race: Black
Date of Death: January 22, 2015
County: Hudspeth
Cause of Death: Gunshot
Official Disposition: Unreported
Criminal Charges: No known charges
Mental Illness: No
Armed: Unarmed/Did Not Have an Actual Weapon
Weapon: toy
Threat Level: attack
Fleeing: Car
Body Camera: No
Washington Post Database ID: 99
Geography: Rural