An officer was called to a possible stabbing at a home. When the officer arrived, Daniel Young was allegedly heading towards the officer in a vehicle. The officer jumped on the hood of the moving car, and Young allegedly continued driving with the officer on the hood of the car. The officer then fired multiple shots through the car's windshield, killing Young.
Agency: Grant County Sheriff's Department
Motive: Stabbing
Confrontation Type: Violent Crime
Service Call: Yes
Body Camera: no
Official Disposition: Pending investigation
Victim Name: Daniel Young
Death Date: January 17, 2021
County: Grant
Geography: Urban
Gender: Male
Age: 25
Race: Unknown race
Cause of Death: Gunshot
Criminal Charges: No known charges
Mental Illness: No
Armed: Vehicle
Weapon: vehicle
Threat Level: attack
Fleeing: not fleeing
Washington Post Database ID: 6524