Bethany Christine Lytle Simmons

How they died

Deadly force

Lytle was shot and killed after she failed to drop a dagger and advanced toward officers. She was threatening Kern County Sheriff's Department deputies. Lytle had an active no bail arrest warrant for a Sheriff's parole violation. Deputies were sent to her home in response to a call indicating Lytle was brandishing a knife, breaking picture frames and other household items. Deputies found Lytle sitting inside and speaking incoherently.

Why we remember them

This record exists so that Bethany Christine Lytle Simmons, and all who are named in this archive, are never reduced to a number.

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