Police killings
2013-2020

Ronald Jay Lawson

Male, White

Date of the incident: 1/21/2018

Rockledge, Brevard, FL
US-1 and Viera Blvd

A deputy attempted to make a traffic stop on a car just after 6 p.m. The driver was driving erratically and consistent with someone who was under the influence, police said. The vehicle eventually stopped, but took off again. Deputies used stop sticks three times which flattened three tires before they decided to use a pit maneuver. The driver allegedly visibly moved, and Ronald Lawson was shot and killed.