Joseph William Alain

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.