Mauricio Andre Barron, 27, of Riverside, California, was killed on October 10, 2016, on Interstate 5 near Barranca Parkway in Irvine. According to accounts, Barron had been struck by a car and, while distressed, told a California Highway Patrol officer that he had a gun and then assumed a described shooting stance. The CHP officer, identified as Daniel Agee, then shot Barron, who died at the scene.

Barron’s mother, Leticia Barron, filed a notice of claim against the CHP alleging excessive force and noting she had alerted law enforcement two days earlier that her son had become unstable and needed mental health assistance. The Orange County District Attorney’s Office reviewed CHP reports, photos, audio dispatch and radio traffic, and witness interviews; a DA letter concluded the shooting was legally justified.

The case remains a flashpoint in debates over police responses to mental health crises. Does anyone have information about Barron’s actions that day or about the earlier contact his family had with authorities?