Umberto Ferrara

Deadly force

Umberto Ferrara's wife called 911 at around 6 a.m. on July 12, 2011, to say that her husband was on the back porch with a gun. A few minutes later Ferrara himself called to say that he wanted to commit suicide. When police arrived they heard gunshots and saw Ferrara bleeding from a head wound. He began firing into the backyard. Officer Dan Evers told Ferrara to drop the gun but he instead pointed it at the officer. Evers fired striking Ferrara in the head. An autopsy later determined that it was Evers' bullet that killed Ferrara who was despondent over his poor health.