Police responded to a crash in which a man left the vehicle with an airsoft gun and appeared disoriented or intoxicated. At first, he appeared to cooperate with police who told them to drop the airsoft gun, and then he didn't, and he was shot and killed.
Victim's Name: Paul Gaston
Agency Responsible: Cincinnati Police Department
Gender: Male
Age: 37
Race: Black
Date of Death: February 17, 2016
County: Hamilton
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: Other
Body Camera: No
Washington Post Database ID: 1281
Geography: Suburban