Around 6:30 p.m., officers were called for reports of a suspicious person with a firearm. A 30-year-old man was thought to have a handgun when he was fatally shot by a police officer while holding a BB gun replica of a 9MM Beretta.
Victim's Name: Rayshard Scales
Agency Responsible: Houston Police Department
Gender: Male
Age: 30
Race: Black
Date of Death: May 14, 2020
County: Harris
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: toy weapon
Threat Level: attack
Fleeing: Not fleeing
Body Camera: No
Washington Post Database ID: 5827