Mharloun Verdejo Saycon was 39 when he died on December 14, 2015, at Looff’s Lite-A-Line arcade in Long Beach, California. Officers responded to a report of a man armed with a knife and found Saycon seated and still holding the knife. After attempts to subdue him with a Taser and a baton, an officer-involved shooting occurred and Saycon was pronounced dead at the scene with multiple gunshot wounds.

The Long Beach Police Department identified the officer involved as Vuong Nguyen, a 14-year veteran. The department’s Homicide Detail investigated and the case was to be reviewed by the Los Angeles County district attorney’s office; the department’s Shooting Review Board was also set to assess whether policy was followed. Saycon’s family filed a legal claim and a federal lawsuit alleging excessive force, saying he was sitting quietly, that officers used a Taser without issuing verbal commands, and that they failed to deescalate despite knowing he had a mental disability. The family says Saycon was shot eight times in the arm, chest, and abdomen.

Does anyone have information about Saycon that could help clarify what happened that night?