Police received a call that a man was forcing a woman into a car at gunpoint at a trailer park. Deputies responded and confronted a male and female at the park. Ordered to show his hands, Jonathon “Jay” Daniel Simmons ran to a car. Deputies were ordering the man to show his hands and get away from the vehicle, but Simmons was attempting to get a gun from the car, and he was shot and killed.
Victim's Name: Jonathon "Jay" Daniel Simmons
Agency Responsible: Trinity County Sheriff's Office
Gender: Male
Age: 22
Race: White
Date of Death: February 16, 2017
County: Trinity
Cause of Death: Gunshot
Official Disposition: Pending investigation/No Known Charges
Criminal Charges: No known charges
Mental Illness: No
Armed: Allegedly Armed
Weapon: gun
Threat Level: other
Fleeing: Not fleeing
Body Camera: No
Washington Post Database ID: 2710
Geography: Rural