An officer fatally shot Dantzler as the 37-year-old attempted to flee a grocery store after stabbing a clerk, and refused to drop a knife after officers told him to lower the weapon.
Victim's Name: Tremaine Dantzler
Agency Responsible: Atlantic City Police Department
Gender: Male
Age: 37
Race: Black
Date of Death: July 7, 2015
County: Atlantic
Cause of Death: Gunshot
Official Disposition: Pending investigation/No Known Charges
Criminal Charges: No known charges
Mental Illness: Yes
Armed: Allegedly Armed
Weapon: knife
Threat Level: attack
Fleeing: Foot
Body Camera: No
Washington Post Database ID: 616
Geography: Urban