Officers responded to a 911 call at 2:13 p.m. on a report of a person with a gun. Officers arrived to find an armed man, and police reportedly attempted to negotiate with him to surrender before shooting and killing him.
Victim's Name: Dustin Matthew Furr
Agency Responsible: Lafayette Police Department
Gender: Male
Age: 39
Race: White
Date of Death: January 20, 2020
County: Tippecanoe
Cause of Death: Gunshot
Official Disposition: Pending investigation/No Known Charges
Criminal Charges: No known charges
Mental Illness: No
Armed: Allegedly Armed
Weapon: gun
Threat Level: other
Fleeing: Not fleeing
Body Camera: No
Washington Post Database ID: 5394