Police said a man was stabbed while trying to intervene in an aggravated assault on a woman by Detandel Devon Pickens. Police arrived and found Pickens holding two knives to a woman's neck. Police ordered him to drop the knives, then used a Taser to try and incapacitate him, but that did not stop Pickens, and police shot and killed him.
Victim's Name: Detandel Pickens Devon
Agency Responsible: Monroe Police Department
Gender: Male
Age: 25
Race: Black
Date of Death: June 23, 2018
County: Ouachita
Cause of Death: Gunshot
Official Disposition: Pending investigation/No Known Charges
Criminal Charges: No known charges
Mental Illness: No
Armed: Allegedly Armed
Weapon: knife
Threat Level: attack
Fleeing: Not fleeing
Body Camera: No
Washington Post Database ID: 3797
Geography: Suburban