Neighbors called 9-1-1 about a fire in the backyard of a home in Valdez just before 9 p.m. Deputies contacted a man outside the home who was acting suspiciously, police said. The man tried to run from deputies, then attacked as a deputy tried to subdue him, and the man was shot and killed.
Victim's Name: Kristian Martinez
Agency Responsible: Las Animas County Sheriff's Office
Gender: Male
Age: 44
Race: Hispanic
Date of Death: October 11, 2017
County: Las Animas
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: Foot
Body Camera: No
Washington Post Database ID: 3030
Geography: Rural