Shawn Paul Larson

How they died

Deadly force

A motorist alerted Deputy Hostetter that Larson's pickup truck had been all over the road. The deputy approached the now parked truck. He and Larson had a short exchange. The deputy ordered Larson to show his hands. That's when Larson lifted his right hand and showed the deputy he was holding a .45 caliber handgun. The deputy yelled for Larson to drop the weapon, but Larson appeared to raise the gun and began pointing it in the deputy's direction. The deputy fired. He later learned that the gun was zip-tied to and taped to Larson's hand.

Why we remember them

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