Four officers went to a house in Medicine Lodge to serve a warrant and were conducting a search when an officer encountered Herd in a bedroom. Herd was holding a handgun. According to police, both Herd and the officer fired shots, and Herd was killed.
Victim's Name: Gary Leon Herd Jr.
Agency Responsible: Medicine Lodge Police Department
Gender: Male
Age: 24
Race: White
Date of Death: December 11, 2016
County: Barber
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: attack
Fleeing: Not fleeing
Body Camera: No
Washington Post Database ID: 2127
Geography: Rural