Deputies were dispatched at 3:39 p.m. for a welfare check. When they arrived, deputies saw a woman on the front porch of the home with a firearm in her hand. Deputies ordered her to drop the weapon several times. The woman, Crystal R. Guhr, pointed the gun at the deputies, and one deputy shot and killed her.
Agency: Cass County Sheriff's Office
Motive: welfare check
Confrontation Type: Mental Health/Welfare Check
Service Call: Yes
Official Disposition: Pending investigation
Victim Name: Crystal Renee Guhr
Death Date: June 7, 2021
County: Cass
Geography: Rural
Gender: Female
Age: 42
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