Death by Cop 2026
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Name Withheld
Age :
Gender : Male
Race : Unknown
Date : 03/16/2026
Location : State Route 508 near Onalaska
City : Cinebar
County : Lewis
State : Washington
Agency : Lewis County Sheriff’s Office
Officer(s) :Not Disclosed
Cause of Death : Gunshot
Event : Killed by police during mental health crisis response
OPEN RECORDS SUMMARY :
On 03/16/2026, Lewis County deputies responded to a report of a man in distress in the Cinebar area. Deputies located him inside a vehicle and attempted to communicate. Authorities said the man exited the vehicle with a firearm and approached deputies. Deputies ordered him to stop and used less-lethal beanbag rounds when he did not comply. Two deputies then fired their patrol rifles, striking him. He was airlifted to a hospital and later died. The Washington State Office of Independent Investigations is handling the case.