During a drug task force raid on a trailer near Chillicothe, Ohio, police detonated a flash-bang grenade then entered the residence to find Krystal Barrows on a couch with a fatal gunshot wound in the head. The shot came from the rifle of Sgt. Brett McKnight, reportedly unaware his weapon had discharged. McKnight was put on leave. The county police refused to release an incident report, in defiance of rulings from the state supreme court. Barrows had no criminal history and was the mother of three small children.
Victim's Name: Krystal Marie Barrows
Agency Responsible: Ross County Sheriff's Department
Gender: Female
Age: 35
Race: White
Date of Death: December 11, 2013
County: Pike
Cause of Death: Gunshot
Official Disposition: Justified
Criminal Charges: No known charges
Mental Illness: No
Armed: Unarmed/Did Not Have an Actual Weapon
Weapon: unarmed
Geography: Rural