Robert “Bobby” Maike

How they died

Deadly force

At approximately 9:18 p.m., 911 calls were received regarding someone shooting a gun and yelling. Upon arrival, deputies heard gunshots in a distance. Deputies made contact with Bobby Maike outside the residence and after a brief conversation Maike turned and walked back in. Deputies reportedly attempted to talk with Maike from outside the residence. Maike later went to the back porch and sat in a chair with a rifle slung across his back and another rifle in his lap. The deputies ordered Maike to put the guns down. Maike grabbed the rifle from his lap and stood up at which time one deputy shot and killed him.

Why we remember them

This record exists so that Robert “Bobby” Maike, and all who are named in this archive, are never reduced to a number.

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