A woman called police, saying her boyfriend had stabbed her. When the officer arrived, they found a man and a woman in a garage with the door open. The man had the woman at knifepoint, police said. The man wasn't following orders, and the officer was afraid he would take the woman's life, so he shot and killed the man.
Victim's Name: Samson G. Varner
Agency Responsible: Greenwood Police Department
Gender: Male
Age: 36
Race: White
Date of Death: December 10, 2016
County: Johnson
Cause of Death: Gunshot
Official Disposition: Pending investigation/No Known Charges
Criminal Charges: No known charges
Mental Illness: No
Armed: Allegedly Armed
Weapon: knife
Threat Level: other
Fleeing: Not fleeing
Body Camera: Yes
Washington Post Database ID: 2116
Geography: Suburban