An officer reported that she attempted to stop Kassick for expired stickers, at which point he fled in his vehicle to where he was staying. Upon fleeing the vehicle, the officer used her stun gun, and thought that Kassick was reaching for his waist, and shot him to death in his back while he was lying on the ground. The DA noted that the camera footage seemed as though Kassick was reaching to pull the stun-gun probe from his back. Drugs were found near Kassick and in his system.
Victim's Name: David Kassick
Agency Responsible: Hummelstown Police Department
Gender: Male
Age: 59
Race: White
Date of Death: February 2, 2015
County: Dauphin
Cause of Death: Gunshot
Official Disposition: Charged
Criminal Charges: Charged, Acquitted
Mental Illness: Drug or alcohol use
Armed: Unarmed/Did Not Have an Actual Weapon
Weapon: unarmed
Threat Level: other
Fleeing: Foot
Body Camera: No
Washington Post Database ID: 114
Geography: Suburban