At 4:30 p.m., a Fleming County deputy attempted to stop a vehicle in which a man and a woman appeared to be involved in a physical altercation, police said. The male driver exited the vehicle and the deputy chased him. Upon catching him, the deputy and the man reportedly struggled, and the deputy shot and killed the man.
Agency: Fleming County Sheriff's Office
Motive: physical altercation in vehicle
Confrontation Type: Traffic Stop
Service Call: No
Official Disposition: Pending investigation
Victim Name: Name withheld by police
Death Date: March 29, 2021
County: Mason
Geography: Rural
Gender: Male
Age: Unknown
Race: Unknown race
Cause of Death: Gunshot
Criminal Charges: No known charges
Mental Illness: No
Armed: Unarmed/Did Not Have Actual Weapon
Weapon: no object
Threat Level: attack
Fleeing: not fleeing