Officers were dispatched to a home about 5 p.m. for a welfare check after someone called 9-1-1 and hung up. When the two officers arrived, a man partially opened the door, and one officer asked if he could come inside. The man opened the door and the officer took a step or two inside, at which point a second man, identified as 38-year-old Hieu Tran, charged at him with a knife. The officers backed away, but Tran continued to charge at the officers, who shot and killed him.
Victim's Name: Hieu Than
Agency Responsible: Arlington Police Department
Gender: Male
Age: 38
Race: Unknown Race
Date of Death: March 8, 2018
County: Tarrant
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
Washington Post Database ID: 4253
Geography: Suburban