Albert Gagnier

Deadly force

Albert Gagnier, 74, was shot and killed by Knox County deputies after allegedly pointing his gun at neighbors and eventually firing at officers. One neighbor said Gagnier was a veteran of the Marines who suffered a brain tumor and battled post traumatic stress disorder. Deputies arrived after receiving multiple 911 calls that a man was firing shots at people along Hay Meadow Trail. One caller reported the man was armed with a pistol and a long gun. When deputies arrived, Gagnier raised a pistol and pointed it toward Knox County deputies while walking toward them, and he was shot and killed.