Shane Allen Ryan

How they died

Deadly force

Shane Allen Ryan was reportedly upset about the break-up with his ex-girlfriend when he took one of her coworkers hostage at a hair salon. When police arrived, Ryan was holding his hostage in a small utility room in the back of the salon. Ryan traded his folding knife, a screwdriver and two pairs of scissors for the pack of cigarettes offered by police. Ryan's ex-girlfriend arrived, but she couldn't talk him out. With one arm firmly wrapped around his hostage's neck, Ryan threatened to turn on a gas valve and blow the place up with a Bic lighter. An officer used a shield separation technique to separate Ryan from his hostage. Ryan didn't release his grip on the hostage. The officer shot Ryan once in the chest and once in the temple, killing him.

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