Alex Steward Underdown

How they died

Deadly force

Police responded to a domestic dispute at a home. At the home, they made contact with a woman who lives there. She told police Underdown had been drinking, threatened her and beat her, causing a black eye. She told police he owned guns and had previously held one to her head. Underdown reportedly came out of the house with a gun in his hand. He pointed the gun at his chin and was allegedly confrontational with officers. He later pointed the gun at three officers, including Officer Brendan Burbrink, who shot and killed Underdown.

Why we remember them

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

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