Glenn William Custer

How they died

Deadly force

Police were called at 5:11 p.m. when Glenn William Custer was at a home. When troopers arrived, they found Custer was erratic and armed with a knife, police said. Custer refused commands to drop the knife and instead began moving toward occupied residences. Police said Custer was still refusing to drop the knife when he walked back toward the home the incident began in and toward a trooper, who shot and killed him.

Why we remember them

This record exists so that Glenn William Custer, and all who are named in this archive, are never reduced to a number.

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