Deputies responded to Happy Canyon Road around 6:15 p.m. for a report of a man with a gun. Deputies instructed Yeager to put down his gun. Samuel Yeager did not respond to orders and instead laid on his stomach on the ground, pointed his gun at deputies and began shooting. He was shot and killed.
Agency: Douglas County Sheriff's Office
Motive: person with a gun
Confrontation Type: Person with a Weapon
Service Call: Yes
Body Camera: yes
Official Disposition: Pending investigation
Victim Name: Samuel Yeager
Death Date: April 3, 2021
County: Douglas
Geography: Suburban
Gender: Male
Age: 23
Race: White
Cause of Death: Gunshot
Criminal Charges: No known charges
Mental Illness: No
Armed: Allegedly Armed
Weapon: gun
Threat Level: attack
Washington Post Database ID: 6738