Barber County Sheriff's Office received a call around 6:30 p.m. about a man threatening people with a gun outside a bar. The man left before deputies arrived. Deputies searched several locations and found him in a shed. When the man came out of the shed, he did not comply with orders from the deputies. One deputy shot him with a beanbag round, killing him.
Victim's Name: Steven P. Myers
Agency Responsible: Barber County Sheriff's Office
Gender: Male
Age: 42
Race: Unknown Race
Date of Death: October 6, 2017
County: Barber
Cause of Death: Bean bag
Official Disposition: Pending investigation/No Known Charges
Criminal Charges: No known charges
Mental Illness: No
Armed: Allegedly Armed
Weapon: gun
Threat Level: attack
Fleeing: Not fleeing