Police responded to a 911 call about person with what appeared to be a shotgun walking down the road at 10:40 a.m. Police shot and killed David Brooks about six minutes later.
Agency: Roxboro Police Department
Motive: Person with a gun
Confrontation Type: Person with a Weapon (gun)
Service Call: Yes
Body Camera: No
Official Disposition: Pending investigation
Victim Name: David Earl Brooks Jr.
Death Date: July 24, 2020
County: Person
Geography: Suburban
Gender: Male
Age: 45
Race: Black
Cause of Death: Gunshot
Criminal Charges: No known charges
Mental Illness: No
Armed: Allegedly Armed
Weapon: gun
Threat Level: attack
Fleeing: Not fleeing
Washington Post Database ID: 6022