Aleksandr Sergeyev Rusanovskiy, 31, died after being shot by law enforcement officers on August 14, 2020, near 6400 Reseda Blvd in Reseda, California, according to the Los Angeles County Medical Examiner-Coroner. The shooting is described as an officer-involved incident; the available details state only that he was shot by police during an encounter that resulted in his death.

In December 2020 Rusanovskiy’s parents, Sergey Rusanofskiy and Irina Rusanovskaya, filed a lawsuit against the Los Angeles Police Department alleging wrongful death, assault, negligence, negligent infliction of emotional distress, and civil rights violations. The complaint asserts Rusanovskiy was about 50 feet from the officer when he was shot and challenges the justification for deadly force.

What additional information about the encounter or witnesses is anyone aware of that might clarify what happened that day?