Stephen T. Thompson

Deadly force

Stephen T. Thompson called the city's police desk--not 911--at 3:05 a.m. from his home at 1704 Kenwood Ave., threatening suicide and to blow up the neighborhood. When officers approached the home, they heard two gunshots, which prompted them to retreat and call for the Emergency Services Team and a Crisis Intervention Team negotiator. The negotiator contacted Thompson--whom police said was dealing with medical issues--and talked for an hour. At 5:26 a.m., Thompson emerged from the home armed with a pump-action shotgun. He threatened police, loaded a shell into the shotgun, cocked it and aimed it at police. At that point, Sgt. Jon Noll shot and killed him.