Officers were responding to an overdose call about 1 a.m. While officers were trying to help the person, Silas Lambert reportedly pulled out a gun, and officers shot and killed him.
Agency: Anadarko Police Department
Motive: welfare check
Confrontation Type: Mental Health/Welfare Check
Service Call: Yes
Body Camera: no
Official Disposition: Pending investigation
Victim Name: Silas Lambert
Death Date: April 5, 2021
County: Caddo
Geography: Rural
Gender: Male
Age: 25
Race: Native American
Cause of Death: Gunshot
Criminal Charges: No known charges
Mental Illness: Drug or alcohol use
Armed: Allegedly Armed
Weapon: gun
Threat Level: attack
Washington Post Database ID: 6759