Russell Elswick

Deadly force

A 911 call came in that reported someone shooting their residence twice with a shotgun, then leaving. When other deputies arrived to the scene, they attempted to talk to Elswick through a window on his barn door, but he refused to come outside. Hours after the standoff started, deputies say they opened the door's window, and Elswick was standing behind a barricade with a shotgun. Elswick allegedly pointed his shotgun at deputies, and he was shot and killed.