A sheriff and deputy reported that they were called by a witness to a bloody man riding a 4-wheeler with a machete. When the officers tried to stop Ray, they reported that he tried to run the deputy over, and the deputy shot him to death.
Victim's Name: Troy Ray Boyd
Agency Responsible: Pike County Sheriff's Office
Gender: Male
Age: 27
Race: White
Date of Death: March 15, 2015
County: Lincoln
Cause of Death: Gunshot
Official Disposition: Unreported
Criminal Charges: Charged with a crime
Mental Illness: Unknown
Armed: Allegedly Armed
Weapon: machete
Threat Level: other
Fleeing: Not fleeing
Body Camera: No
Washington Post Database ID: 210
Geography: Rural