Police killings
2013-2020

Austin Ryan Thomas

Male, Black

Date of the incident: 3/12/2013

Southfield, Oakland, MI
23000 Greenfield Road

A member of the Oakland County Narcotics Enforcement Team fatally shot Austin Ryan Thomas during an undercover drug operation. The suspect allegedly tried to rob an undercover officer and put a weapon to his head. The officer pulled his weapon and shot Thomas, he was pronounced dead a short time later at the hospital.