Police say Upshur County dispatchers received a call about a possibly intoxicated man riding a motorcycle on another person's property. The deputy was giving Yacabitis a field sobriety test when the incident escalated, according to Upshur County Sheriff, and Yacabitis was shot and killed.
Victim's Name: Paul Edward Yacabitis
Agency Responsible: Upshur County Sheriff's Office
Gender: Male
Age: 50
Race: White
Date of Death: July 22, 2016
County: Upshur
Cause of Death: Gunshot
Official Disposition: Pending investigation/No Known Charges
Criminal Charges: No known charges
Mental Illness: Drug or alcohol use
Armed: Allegedly Armed
Weapon: gun
Threat Level: attack
Body Camera: No
Washington Post Database ID: 1725
Geography: Rural