Officers Sgt. Warren Carmen, Wayne Jean, and Jacob Bissonnette were approached by Robert Powell, who was driving a vehicle near the City Center around 9 p.m. Officers were talking to Powell when he quickly drove off and hit an officer with the side of the vehicle, police said. The officers chased Powell until they ended up in a back parking lot at the Coral Bay Villas, where he got out of the car and fired shots toward them, and they shot and killed him.
Victim's Name: Robert A. Powell
Agency Responsible: Port Orange Police Department
Gender: Male
Age: 53
Race: White
Date of Death: November 3, 2017
County: Volusia
Cause of Death: Gunshot
Official Disposition: Pending investigation/No Known Charges
Criminal Charges: No known charges
Mental Illness: No
Armed: Allegedly Armed
Weapon: gun and car
Threat Level: attack
Fleeing: Car
Body Camera: No
Washington Post Database ID: 3097
Geography: Suburban