Around 7:30 p.m., police said a woman had told them that she had been involved in a fight with her husband. Police found the caller and her husband in a vehicle. The woman got out and told police that the man inside had a handgun. The responding officers reportedly attempted to convince the man to put down his gun, but the man began moving toward an officer while holding the gun. The officer then shot and killed him.
Agency: Atlanta Police Department
Motive: Domestic Disturbance-intimate partner (married)
Confrontation Type: Domestic Disturbance
Service Call: Yes
Body Camera: No
Official Disposition: Pending investigation
Victim Name: Dearian Bell
Death Date: September 21, 2020
County: Fulton
Geography: Suburban
Gender: Male
Age: 28
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: 6179