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Dustin Demaurean Powell
Gender : Male
Age : 34
Race : Black
Date : 02/07/2021
Location : 115 Faye Street
City : Waco
County : McLennan
State : Texas
Agency : Lacy Lakeview Police Department
Officer(s) :Officer Thomas Beasley
Cause of Death : Gunshot
Event : Killed by police during armed confrontation
OPEN RECORDS SUMMARY :
On February 7, 2021, around 9:30 a.m., Lacy Lakeview police responded to a call from a neighbor reporting a man running around with an ax. The man, later identified as 34-year-old Dustin Demaurean Powell, allegedly struck several cars with the ax, shattering at least one window. He also reportedly hit another person with the weapon, but the injury was not severe. Officer Thomas Beasley arrived and ordered Powell to drop the ax and stop advancing toward him. Powell did not comply, and Beasley opened fire, killing him.
