Officers responded to calls of a disturbance involving a man with a weapon. Officers engaged with the man and shots were fired outside the home. The man was killed.
Victim's Name: Roy Lee Richards
Agency Responsible: Little Rock Police Department
Gender: Male
Age: 46
Race: Black
Date of Death: October 25, 2016
County: Pulaski
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: toy
Threat Level: other
Fleeing: Not fleeing
Body Camera: No
Washington Post Database ID: 1990
Geography: Urban