Joseph William Alain

How they died

Deadly force

A woman called 911 about a domestic disturbance, but the call disconnected. Dispatchers sent officers to the home. When officers approached the front door, they heard a man and woman arguing. Police opened the unlocked front door then saw a woman pulling herself away from a man's grasp. The woman, 24, ran outside while officers warned the man, Joseph Alian, 25, to show his hands and lie on the ground. Instead, Alain grabbed a handgun and aimed it at police. He was shot and killed. A 52-year-old woman was also found dead in the home.

Why we remember them

This record exists so that Joseph William Alain, and all who are named in this archive, are never reduced to a number.

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