Police said officers shot Young dead when he ran out of a gas station pointing guns at them. Authorities said they learned after the shooting that the guns were replicas. Young appeared to have been robbing the gas station and the officers were responding to a burglary alarm.
Victim's Name: Robert Young
Agency Responsible: Huntsville Police Department
Gender: Male
Age: 45
Race: White
Date of Death: September 17, 2016
County: Madison
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: toy
Threat Level: attack
Fleeing: Other
Body Camera: Yes
Washington Post Database ID: 1895
Geography: Suburban