A man, who was a passenger in a pickup truck stopped at 3 p.m., tried to run away. Following a fight between the deputies and the passenger, officers shot and killed him.
Victim's Name: Zachary Gifford
Agency Responsible: Kiowa County Sheriff's Office
Gender: Male
Age: 39
Race: White
Date of Death: April 9, 2020
County: Kiowa
Cause of Death: Gunshot
Official Disposition: Pending investigation/No Known Charges
Criminal Charges: No known charges
Mental Illness: No
Armed: Unarmed/Did Not Have an Actual Weapon
Weapon: unarmed
Threat Level: attack
Fleeing: Foot
Body Camera: No
Washington Post Database ID: 5736