On January 9, 2011, 33-year-old William Henry Torbit Jr., a plainclothes Baltimore City police officer with eight years’ service, was killed outside the Select Lounge on North Paca Street after responding to a disturbance. Accounts say Torbit was attacked in the parking lot, knocked to the ground and stomped by multiple individuals; he then drew his service weapon and fired. Four uniformed officers who had arrived, not recognizing him as an officer, fired back — discharging 42 rounds in six seconds. Torbit was struck multiple times and died at the scene. Another man, Sean Gamble, was also killed and is believed to have been hit by a bullet from Torbit’s weapon; four others, including one uniformed officer, were injured.

An investigation identified the four officers who fired as Harry Dodge, Harry Pawley, Toyia Williams, and Latora Craig; they were placed on administrative leave. In August 2011 prosecutors declined to file criminal charges, finding no criminal intent. A mayoral review board faulted Torbit for a series of mistakes that contributed to his death and found supervisory failures, issuing 33 recommendations for policy and training changes. The families of Torbit and Gamble later filed lawsuits against the police department and others. Have readers any direct observations about that night or information that was not reported?