Deputies responded to a domestic assault call. Upon arrival, Pamela Faison told deputies that Melvin Faison, 59, had assaulted her. Deputies attempted to arrest Melvin Faison, but he pointed a gun at the deputies, and they retreated and set up a perimeter, police said. Faison left his home and pointed a handgun Sgt. Christopher Collier and Deputy Teodore Antunez Jr, who shot him. He went back in the home and died.
Victim's Name: Melvin Faison
Agency Responsible: Northampton County Sheriff's Office
Gender: Male
Age: 59
Race: White
Date of Death: July 29, 2016
County: Northampton
Cause of Death: Gunshot
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
Body Camera: No
Washington Post Database ID: 1834
Geography: Rural