Around 9:30 a.m., a neighbor called police around 9 a.m. because a man was running around with an ax. The man hit several cars with the ax, shattering at least one window. He also allegedly hit one other person with the ax, but it did not resort in a serious injury. Officer Thomas Beasley told the man to drop the hatchet and stop coming toward him, but the man failed to do so, and Beasley shot and killed him.
Killer: Thomas Beasley
Agency: Lacy Lakeview Police Department
Motive: person with a hatchet/ax
Confrontation Type: Person with a Weapon
Service Call: Yes
Body Camera: no
Official Disposition: Pending investigation
Victim Name: Dustin Demaurean Powell
Death Date: February 7, 2021
County: McLennan
Geography: Rural
Gender: Male
Age: 34
Race: Black
Cause of Death: Gunshot
Criminal Charges: No known charges
Mental Illness: No
Armed: Allegedly Armed
Weapon: hatchet
Threat Level: other
Fleeing: foot
Washington Post Database ID: 6567