Deputies were called in response to a family disturbance that involved a weapon. Deputies found that a man with a firearm had barricaded himself inside a travel trailer. Deputies negotiated with John Wesley Seymour for several hours, but he failed to surrender. When he did come out of the travel trailer, he pointed a handgun toward the deputies, and he was shot and killed.
Agency: Jefferson County Sheriff's Office
Motive: Domestic Disturbance-family
Confrontation Type: Domestic Disturbance
Service Call: Yes
Body Camera: No
Official Disposition: Pending investigation
Victim Name: John Wesley Seymour
Death Date: November 3, 2020
County: Jefferson
Geography: Undetermined
Gender: Male
Age: 59
Race: Unknown race
Cause of Death: Gunshot
Criminal Charges: No known charges
Mental Illness: No
Armed: Allegedly Armed
Weapon: gun
Threat Level: attack
Fleeing: Not Fleeing
Washington Post Database ID: 6291