Deputies responded on reports of a man walking with a gun about 6:50 p.m. Four deputies approached Daryl Stickland and ordered him to drop his weapon, which he reportedly ignored. He kept walking and then turned toward deputies, reportedly saying something the deputies couldn't hear. He was shot and killed.
Victim's Name: Daryl Jennings Strickland
Agency Responsible: Darlington County Sheriff's Office
Gender: Male
Age: 64
Race: White
Date of Death: September 25, 2019
County: Darlington
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: 5053
Geography: Rural