At approximately 3:15 am, a Dumas officer was taking a report about a stolen vehicle, when the owner of the vehicle saw it drive by. The officer returned to his vehicle to radio the information to dispatch and was standing outside of his vehicle the driver of the vehicle make a u-turn and traveled back toward him, allegedly ramming the officer's patrol vehicle. Augustine Oliva backed the vehicle up and allegedly drove toward the officer, who shot and killed him.
Victim's Name: Augustine Oliva
Agency Responsible: Dumas Police Department
Gender: Male
Age: 29
Race: Hispanic
Date of Death: May 25, 2018
County: Moore
Cause of Death: Gunshot
Official Disposition: Pending investigation/No Known Charges
Criminal Charges: No known charges
Mental Illness: No
Armed: Vehicle
Weapon: vehicle
Threat Level: attack
Fleeing: Not fleeing
Body Camera: No
Washington Post Database ID: 3715
Geography: Rural