A deputy responded to a welfare check at Hairston's house. Police allege he fired a gun at deputies before he was fatally shot.
Agency: Culpeper County Sheriff's Office
Motive: Welfare check
Confrontation Type: Mental Health/Welfare Check
Body Camera: no
Official Disposition: Pending investigation
Victim Name: Donald Francis Hairston
Death Date: February 25, 2021
County: Culpeper
Geography: Rural
Gender: Male
Age: 44
Race: Black
Cause of Death: Gunshot
Criminal Charges: No known charges
Mental Illness: No
Armed: Allegedly Armed
Weapon: gun
Threat Level: attack
Fleeing: not fleeing
Washington Post Database ID: 6633