Shortly after 6 a.m., troopers with the Texas Department of Public Safety were assisting the Llano Police Department in an incident involving an armed, barricaded person. A DPS trooper shot and killed the person, although details as to what precipitated the killing were withheld.
Victim's Name: Warren Jay Beaubien
Agency Responsible: Texas Department of Public Safety
Gender: Male
Age: 49
Race: White
Date of Death: December 30, 2018
County: Llano
Cause of Death: Gunshot
Official Disposition: Pending investigation/No Known Charges
Criminal Charges: No known charges
Mental Illness: No
Armed: Allegedly Armed
Weapon: machete
Threat Level: other
Fleeing: Not fleeing
Body Camera: No
Washington Post Database ID: 4339
Geography: Rural