Joshua Downing
Male, Unknown race
Date of the incident: 2/7/2020
Kansas City, Jackson, MO
East 8th Street and Gladstone Avenue
East 8th Street and Gladstone Avenue
Dispatchers sent officers on a report of man with a rifle at about 1 a.m. When officers arrived, they saw the man in the street with a rifle. The officers reportedly ordered the man to drop his gun, but he failed to do so. Police reportedly attempted to use less lethal force by firing bean bag rounds at the man, but the man didn't comply. The man allegedly turned and pointed his rifle at officers, who shot and killed him.