Timothy Darrell Elam followed a worker into the Ronald Reagan State Building in downtown Los Angeles. The building was not open to the public when Elam followed an employee into the building and kept his hands concealed in a bag, police said. The man then shouted at employees at a security checkpoint to “get down on the floor.” That's when a CHP officer confronted Elam. Elam raised his hands toward the officer, who shot and killed him. Elam had been holding an aluminum can concealed within the paper bag.
Victim's Name: Timothy Darrell Elam
Agency Responsible: California Highway Patrol
Gender: Male
Age: 42
Race: White
Date of Death: September 6, 2017
County: Los Angeles
Cause of Death: Gunshot
Official Disposition: Pending investigation/No Known Charges
Criminal Charges: No known charges
Mental Illness: Unknown
Armed: Unarmed/Did Not Have an Actual Weapon
Weapon: unarmed
Threat Level: attack
Fleeing: Not fleeing
Body Camera: No
Washington Post Database ID: 2932
Geography: Urban