Tou Yang

Deadly force

A social worker went to Tou Yang's house to check on the welfare of the man and his wife's three children, ages 9, 10, and 11, but encountered a locked gate, police said. The social worker called police. A different family member told police the man was mentally unstable and had guns in the house, commanders summoned the Tactical Enforcement Unit. A department negotiator attempted to contact the man for three hours, but there was no response. As officers burst through the door, the man fired a handgun but did not hit officers. Three officers shot and killed him.