Police were initially called because someone was attacking people inside a store. The suspect then went to a home and attacked the people within and when police arrived, he attacked them. He was shot and killed.
Victim's Name: Dyzhawn L. Perkins
Agency Responsible: Buckingham County Sheriff's Department
Gender: Male
Age: 19
Race: Black
Date of Death: February 13, 2016
County: Buckingham
Cause of Death: Gunshot
Official Disposition: Pending investigation/No Known Charges
Criminal Charges: No known charges
Mental Illness: No
Armed: Unarmed/Did Not Have an Actual Weapon
Weapon: unarmed
Threat Level: attack
Fleeing: Not fleeing
Body Camera: No
Washington Post Database ID: 1272
Geography: Rural