Colorado River Indian Tribes Dispatch received a call from a reporting party requesting an officer respond to 100 Homes because there was a man with a knife pointing it at people. The officer made contact with the male subject who was still wielding the knife. The officer gave multiple commands to drop the knife, but the man did not, and he was shot and killed.
Victim's Name: Hubert “Bones” Burns Jr.
Agency Responsible: Colorado River Indian Tribes Police Department
Gender: Male
Age: 34
Race: Native American
Date of Death: June 3, 2016
County: La Paz
Cause of Death: Gunshot
Official Disposition: Pending investigation/No Known Charges
Criminal Charges: No known charges
Mental Illness: Unknown
Armed: Allegedly Armed
Weapon: knife
Threat Level: other
Fleeing: Not fleeing
Body Camera: No
Washington Post Database ID: 1591
Geography: Rural