A Portage officer stopped a vehicle prior to the shooting and “actions by the suspect during the encounter led to the officer-involved shooting,” police said. Few details were released by police in the hours after the shooting.
Victim's Name: William D. Spates
Agency Responsible: Portage Police Department
Gender: Male
Age: 39
Race: Black
Date of Death: April 22, 2017
County: Porter
Cause of Death: Gunshot
Official Disposition: Pending investigation/No Known Charges
Criminal Charges: No known charges
Mental Illness: No
Armed: Vehicle
Weapon: vehicle
Threat Level: other
Fleeing: Not fleeing
Body Camera: No
Washington Post Database ID: 2522
Geography: Suburban