On Wednesday, February 12, 2014, 27-year-old Stephon Averyhart was shot and killed by officers of the St. Louis Metropolitan Police Department in the 5300 block of Union Boulevard in St. Louis. Police say the incident began with a vehicle pursuit that ended when detectives disabled Averyhart’s car, followed by a foot chase. According to the police account, Averyhart pointed a gun at officers and they fired multiple times, killing him at the scene.

The narrative on record is therefore limited to the initial police report. Did anyone in the area witness the pursuit or the foot chase and come forward to investigators?