Informed that he was suicidal, officers visited Farrar's residence to do a welfare check. From his front porch, he began shooting at officers with an AR-15, hitting one. An officer shot him fatally in the chest. He died at Swedish American Hospital.
Victim's Name: Mark T. Farrar
Agency Responsible: Rockford Police Department
Gender: Male
Age: 41
Race: White
Date of Death: May 15, 2015
County: Winnebago
Cause of Death: Gunshot
Official Disposition: Pending investigation/No Known Charges
Criminal Charges: No known charges
Mental Illness: Yes
Armed: Allegedly Armed
Weapon: gun
Threat Level: attack
Fleeing: Not fleeing
Body Camera: No
Washington Post Database ID: 460
Geography: Urban