Robert B. Blackwell

How they died

Deadly force

Two officers went to Blackwell's apartment at the request of a family member who asked authorities to check on his welfare, police said. Arriving at the apartment, they found the door locked and gained entry with a manager's key. They found the door barricaded on the other side with a sofa, which they pushed aside. With the door open, the officers saw Blackwell across the room with a firearm and told him to put down the weapon. He didn't, and he was shot and killed.

Why we remember them

This record exists so that Robert B. Blackwell, and all who are named in this archive, are never reduced to a number.

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