Austin Leake

How they died

Deadly force

Police were called to the scene of a suicide attempt. When they arrived, Leake started shooting at officers and saying he was going to kill all the police. They evacuated the neighborhood and tried to talk Leake down but he kept firing at officers. They returned fire and when they rushed into the home later, they found him dead from gunshot wounds that they had fired.

Why we remember them

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

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