Brett Luengo crashed his car along Interstate 90 East. Witnesses said he went after anyone who stopped to help. When a Cuyahoga County Sheriff's deputy pulled up, he again became aggressive. Video shows the man on the ground flailing while ignoring the deputy's commands before getting up and going after him, still shouting. The deputy repeatedly ordered him to get on the ground, and shocked him with a Taser. The deputy shot and killed him when the man allegedly lunged at him.
Victim's Name: Brett Luengo
Agency Responsible: Cuyahoga County Sheriff's Office
Gender: Male
Age: 33
Race: White
Date of Death: May 24, 2018
County: Cuyahoga
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: unarmed
Threat Level: attack
Fleeing: Not fleeing
Body Camera: No
Washington Post Database ID: 3737
Geography: Urban