Officers responded to an apartment complex and found a woman outside with multiple stab wounds. The suspect, Ramsey, was found outside his apartment with a large knife. Ramsey initially dropped the knife, but then picked it up and allegedly rushed at an officer, who shot and killed him.
Agency: Parkersburg Police Department
Motive: stabbing
Confrontation Type: Violent Crime
Service Call: Yes
Body Camera: no
Official Disposition: Pending investigation
Victim Name: Rufus James Ramsey
Death Date: May 23, 2021
County: Wood
Geography: Urban
Gender: Male
Age: 34
Race: Unknown race
Cause of Death: Gunshot
Criminal Charges: No known charges
Mental Illness: No
Armed: Allegedly Armed
Weapon: knife
Threat Level: other
Fleeing: not fleeing
Washington Post Database ID: 6874