Robert J. Talbert

How they died

Deadly force

Robert J. Talbert suffered from severe bipolar disorder. After fatally shooting his wife, Talbert informed his sister-in-law, who was in the house with her husband. They left the house and called 911. Talbert had left the house, breaking into several houses in the neighborhood before ultimately carjacking a other which he drove to his brother's house. After pointing a handgun at his head, Talbert broke into two more homes. The owner of the second home had a shotgun and forced Talbert outside where police officers were waiting. Clutching a handgun, Talbert ignored warnings to drop the weapon and attempted to run. Two officers shot and killed him.

Why we remember them

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

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