Officers responded to multiple calls to 911 around 3:30 p.m. about an unidentified man brandishing knives and threatening people. Officers confronted the man and may have tried to use a stun gun to incapacitate him. Two officers shot and killed him.
Victim's Name: Name withheld by police
Agency Responsible: Seattle Police Department
Gender: Male
Race: Black
Date of Death: May 19, 2020
County: King
Cause of Death: Gunshot, Taser
Official Disposition: Pending investigation/No Known Charges
Criminal Charges: No known charges
Mental Illness: Unknown
Armed: Allegedly Armed
Weapon: knife
Threat Level: undetermined
Fleeing: Foot
Body Camera: Yes
Washington Post Database ID: 5816