Robert Smith Jr.
Male, White
Date of the incident: 10/20/2018
Spanaway, Pierce, WA
100 161st St S
100 161st St S
About 9:30 p.m., deputies responded to a report of domestic violence in Spanaway. A woman had called 9-1-1 to report that her boyfriend was intoxicated and armed, and she had locked herself in the bathroom. Once there, deputies said they confronted the boyfriend at the front door of the home. He was allegedly armed with a handgun in a hip holster. He allegedly did not comply with orders not to touch his handgun. Then deputies said he drew the handgun out of his holster toward the deputies, and they shot and killed him.