Skyler Stewart was shot and killed by police when he pulled a gun on officers who tried to arrest him in connection with an assault the day before. Stewart shot a police dog and ran into the woods; when he came back out of the woods he was shot by a Lower Paxton officer and died later at Penn State Milton S. Hershey Medical Center.
Victim's Name: Skyler Stewart
Agency Responsible: Lower Paxton Township Police Department
Gender: Male
Age: 20
Race: Black
Date of Death: March 15, 2013
County: Dauphin
Cause of Death: Gunshot
Official Disposition: Justified
Criminal Charges: No known charges
Mental Illness: No
Armed: Allegedly Armed
Weapon: gun
Geography: Suburban