An officer made a traffic stop. The driver pulled over at a Sinclair gas station, and the officer searched him. During the frisk, the officer felt a gun in the man's coat pocket. The man began to struggle with the officer, trying to pull the gun from his coat pocket, police said. The officer told the suspect to stop struggling then shot and killed him.
Victim's Name: Marvin Washington
Agency Responsible: Kiowa Police Department
Gender: Male
Age: 50
Race: Black
Date of Death: January 30, 2017
County: Pittsburg
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: 2269
Geography: Rural