Following several interactions with police and a 90-minute standoff, Jeffery Blunk allegedly possessed a shotgun when officers shot and killed him. Details as to what precipitated the killing were withheld by police.
Agency: U.S. Marshals Service
Motive: Shooting
Confrontation Type: Violent Crime
Service Call: No
Body Camera: No
Official Disposition: Pending investigation
Victim Name: Jeffery Ryan Blunk
Death Date: September 22, 2020
County: Henry
Geography: Rural
Gender: Male
Age: 30
Race: White
Cause of Death: Gunshot
Criminal Charges: No known charges
Mental Illness: No
Armed: Allegedly Armed
Weapon: gun
Threat Level: attack
Fleeing: Foot
Washington Post Database ID: 6178