Greenville Police responded at 2 a.m. after receiving a 9-1-1 call of a domestic-related stabbing. The first officer who arrived found Brian Bellamy allegedly holding a knife. The officer ordered him to drop the knife, and he advanced on the officer with the knife. Bellamy was shot and killed.
Victim's Name: Brian Bellamy
Agency Responsible: Greenville Police Department
Gender: Male
Age: 41
Race: Black
Date of Death: April 1, 2018
County: Pitt
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: other
Fleeing: Not fleeing
Body Camera: No
Washington Post Database ID: 3565
Geography: Suburban