Police killings
2013-2020

Martin Francis Hammen

Male, White

Date of the incident: 9/13/2015

Wellman, Washington, IA
1000 Hwy 22

Officers visited Hammen's home the previous day after receiving a call that he was suicidal but couldn't find him, police said. Officers returned to the home early the next morning and found it on fire. They spotted Hammen outside with a gun and a propane torch, according to authorities. Police said they fatally shot Hammen when he refused to drop his gun.