Troy Wayne Epperley

How they died

Deadly force

Officers were called to help a suicidal subject. He came out with a gun. From the police report: "Officer <redacted> knew from his training and experience that action-versus-reaction dynamics meant that Officer <redacted> and he were in no position to be able to react to Epperley if he decided to start shooting at officers. Officer <redacted> made the decision that he felt that his life, as well as Officer <redacted> were in danger so he pulled the trigger on the AR-15 patrol rifle that he was pointing at Epperley. This was done to stop the deadly threat they were confronted with. When the rifle failed to fire and function properly, Officer <redacted> what he has been trained to do and that was a 'Tap-and-Rack' procedure to clear the weapon and make it functional." It is unclear from the report whether this officer was the one who shot and killed Epperley.

Why we remember them

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

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