Police received a call just after midnight about an intoxicated person. When officers arrived, one of the officers approached the front door of a trailer the Oakwood Trailer Complex. Around 12:30 a.m., officers told the person inside the trailer to drop his firearm before shooting and killing Robert Edwards.
Victim's Name: Robert Edwards
Agency Responsible: Miami Township Police Department
Gender: Male
Age: 33
Race: White
Date of Death: December 20, 2017
County: Montgomery
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: toy
Threat Level: other
Fleeing: Not fleeing
Body Camera: No
Washington Post Database ID: 3222
Geography: Suburban