Wesley David Gilson

Deadly force

At about noon, EMS responded to the home of Wesley David Gilson after a caller reported a potential overdose or suicidal subject. Gilson, a veteran with Special Forces training, had reportedly been struggling since he'd stopped taking his medication. Police said two deputies arrived after Gilson became combative. Gilson reportedly pulled a .40-caliber Glock handgun out of a bag and told them to leave. The deputies and paramedics left the house to await help. Howell officer Donald Banfield arrived and said he saw three adults run from the house toward a shed in the backyard with Gilson behind them. Gilson reportedly veered off to a nearby fifth-wheel trailer, got a rifle, then ducked into an adjacent pole barn. Nearly a dozen officers formed a perimeter. Banfield and a state trooper removed two young children from the home. Gilson left the barn, allegedly pointing his rifle at police. Banfield fired a single, fatal round.