Keith Scales

How they died

Deadly force

Police responded to a disturbance. A person, who had threatened suicide, was firing shots from inside a house shortly before noon. Officers arriving reportedly could see gunshots being fired from the windows and doors of the home and began evacuating nearby residents to safety. The man, Keith Scales, shot several vehicles during the incident, including a police other. Scales allegedly raised a high-powered rifle toward officers, and officers shot and killed Scales.

Why we remember them

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

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