Deputies responded to a reported battery around 5 p.m. Adrean Stephenson had left the location and was armed with a knife. She was later found on foot. Stephenson allegedly brandished the knife and confronted deputies. She refused orders to drop the knife, and deputies reportedly shocked her with a stun gun, but it was ineffective. Stephenson continued to ignore their demands, and she was shot and killed by a deputy.
Agency: Sarasota County Sheriff's Office
Motive: assault/battery
Confrontation Type: Other Crimes Against People
Service Call: Yes
Body Camera: No
Official Disposition: Pending investigation
Victim Name: Adrean Stephenson
Death Date: August 2, 2020
County: Sarasota
Geography: Suburban
Gender: Female
Age: 63
Race: White
Cause of Death: Gunshot, Taser
Criminal Charges: No known charges
Mental Illness: Yes
Armed: Allegedly Armed
Weapon: knife
Threat Level: other
Fleeing: Not fleeing
Washington Post Database ID: 6018