George Lyman Smith

How they died

Deadly force

At 5:12 a.m., dispatchers got 911 calls about a man with a gun at a McDonald's. One caller followed George Smith who claimed to have an AK 47. At 5:15 a.m., Deputy Austin Oskey arrived and tried to talk with Smith, ordering him to drop his gun. Deputy Deryk Alexander then arrived with a shield team and carried a less-lethal shotgun. He fired three rounds at Smith from 72 feet away and hit Smith twice. Those shots did not incapacitate Smith, and he allegedly tried to aim his gun at law enforcement. Deputy Oskey was at back of the other and fired four rounds, killing Smith.

Why we remember them

This record exists so that George Lyman Smith, and all who are named in this archive, are never reduced to a number.

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