A neighbor called 9-1-1 to report that the man was acting erratically. The man was at the threshold of his RV when Sheriff's Sgt. Edwin Anderson and Forks Police Department Officer Michael Gentry arrived. One of the officers fired a Taser at him. The man then retrieved a handgun from inside the RV. He was shot and killed.
Victim's Name: Edward Lowell Hills
Agency Responsible: Forks Police Department, Clallam County Sheriff's Office
Gender: Male
Age: 59
Race: White
Date of Death: November 5, 2016
County: Clallam
Cause of Death: Gunshot
Official Disposition: Pending investigation/No Known Charges
Criminal Charges: No known charges
Mental Illness: Yes
Armed: Allegedly Armed
Weapon: gun
Threat Level: undetermined
Body Camera: No
Washington Post Database ID: 2022
Geography: Rural