William Kyle Bluestone

Deadly force

Officers were dispatched to a Silverton home on a report of domestic violence around 12:40 p.m. Officers found William Bluestone hiding beneath a bed in his apartment. He told police he was armed with a handgun. Police talked to Bluestone for around an hour, then Bluestone began pointing the gun alternately at his and chest. Bluestone shot himself in the chest, and one of the officers, thinking Bluestone was shooting at him, also shot Bluestone in the chest. Grand Jury said either shot would have been fatal, and the officer's use of force was justified.