Kawaski Trawick was 32 when he was shot and killed by NYPD officers inside his Bronx apartment in April 2019. Trawick, a Black personal trainer and dancer who lived in supportive housing, had called 911 after being locked out while food was cooking; firefighters let him back in. Later the building superintendent and a security guard called 911 saying he was banging on neighbors’ doors with a serrated bread knife and a broomstick.

Officers Herbert Davis and Brendan Thompson arrived to find the apartment door ajar and Trawick distressed, holding the knife and stick. Body camera accounts describe an exchange under two minutes during which Thompson tased Trawick, who fell and then rose. As he reportedly moved toward the officers holding the knife, Thompson fired four times, striking him twice. Neither officer rendered immediate medical aid and the door was closed as Trawick bled.

The Bronx District Attorney and an NYPD internal probe declined to bring criminal charges, saying they could not prove the shooting was unjustified. The Civilian Complaint Review Board substantiated misconduct for improper force and failure to render aid, leading to a departmental trial; in April 2024 the NYPD Commissioner announced no disciplinary action would be taken. Does anyone have details about what happened in those final moments inside the apartment or other eyewitness accounts?