An officer was responding do an erratic driver call around 7 p.m. when he came across a fight between a man and a woman. When police arrived, the officer was approached by Jason Birt, who was armed with a machete. Birt was shot and killed.
Victim's Name: Jason Alan Birt
Agency Responsible: Guthrie Police Department
Gender: Male
Age: 27
Race: White
Date of Death: March 31, 2018
County: Logan
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: attack
Fleeing: Not fleeing
Body Camera: No
Washington Post Database ID: 3567
Geography: Rural