An officer attempted to detain a man who was walking in the roadway carrying a weapon. The officer got out of the vehicle and told the man to drop the weapon. The man reportedly failed to comply with the officer's demands to drop the weapon and continued walking. The officer shot and killed him.
Victim's Name: Shane Lyons
Agency Responsible: Port Arthur Police Department
Gender: Male
Age: 35
Race: Black
Date of Death: December 28, 2018
County: Jefferson
Cause of Death: Gunshot
Official Disposition: Pending investigation/No Known Charges
Criminal Charges: No known charges
Mental Illness: No
Armed: Allegedly Armed
Weapon: unknown weapon
Washington Post Database ID: 4338
Geography: Urban