Police responded to The Cotter Pin, a restaurant and bar, for a domestic violence call. Patrons were barricaded inside the business, and police negotiated with an armed man outside the business before Deputies Ryan Oswald, Jason Rice, Ethan Young, and Sparta Officer Kyle Gurolski shot and killed him.
Victim's Name: Michael Lee Nguyen
Agency Responsible: Monroe County Sheriff's Office, Sparta Police Department
Gender: Male
Age: 32
Race: Asian
Date of Death: November 5, 2019
County: Monroe
Cause of Death: Gunshot
Official Disposition: Pending investigation/No Known Charges
Criminal Charges: No known charges
Mental Illness: No
Armed: Allegedly Armed
Weapon: gun
Threat Level: other
Fleeing: Not fleeing
Body Camera: No
Washington Post Database ID: 5169
Geography: Rural