Kentucky State Police reportedly were serving warrants to multiple homes when two men fired at them. The two men were in tents on the side of the mountain when they fired at police. Police shot and killed Charles Garland, 30, while a 24-hour standoff occurred between Kentucky State Police and the second remaining person, Joey Middleton, when Garland was shot in the woods by Kentucky state troopers. Police killed Middleton the following day.
Agency: Kentucky State Police
Motive: Warrant (search-drug trafficking)
Confrontation Type: Other Non-Violent Offense
Service Call: No
Body Camera: No
Official Disposition: Pending investigation
Victim Name: Joey Middleton
Death Date: August 25, 2020
County: Knox
Geography: Rural
Gender: Male
Age: 41
Race: White
Cause of Death: Gunshot
Criminal Charges: No known charges
Mental Illness: Yes
Armed: Allegedly Armed
Weapon: gun
Threat Level: attack
Fleeing: Not fleeing
Washington Post Database ID: 6117