Joshua Reed had been threatening people at an apartment complex with a knife, a 9-1-1 caller told Guthrie County dispatchers at about 7:20 p.m. Officers found him in a hallway. He was told to drop the knife but did not. Officer Rock Armstrong shot and killed Reed.
Victim's Name: Joshua Blake Reed
Agency Responsible: Panora Police Department
Gender: Male
Age: 26
Race: White
Date of Death: July 1, 2018
County: Guthrie
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: No
Washington Post Database ID: 3823
Geography: Rural