Steven Garrett Ward
Male, White
Date of the incident: 12/7/2016
Avella, Washington, PA
357 Bethel Ridge Road
357 Bethel Ridge Road
Police responded to a domestic dispute call in Avella. When state police arrived, they heard several shots. Police say Steven Ward then walked toward the troopers carrying a large, Bowie-style knife. Ward refused to drop the weapon, and they shot him. He died a week later.