Officers saw a suspicious car pulled off the highway and upon investigating a man and a woman tried to take them them hostage. Man was killed in the scuffle.
Victim's Name: James Brent Damon
Agency Responsible: Moffat County Sheriff's Office
Gender: Male
Age: 46
Race: White
Date of Death: March 9, 2015
County: Moffat
Cause of Death: Gunshot
Official Disposition: Unreported
Criminal Charges: No known charges
Mental Illness: No
Armed: Allegedly Armed
Weapon: gun
Threat Level: attack
Fleeing: Not fleeing
Body Camera: No
Washington Post Database ID: 275
Geography: Rural