Fridoon Zalbeg Rawshan Nehad, 42, of San Diego, was fatally shot on April 30, 2015, during an encounter with San Diego police in an alley near an adult bookstore shortly after midnight. Officers had responded to a 911 call about a man threatening people with a knife. Officer Neal Browder fired at Nehad, who was reported to have a history of mental illness and was later found holding a metallic pen that appeared to be a knife. Nehad was pronounced dead at UC San Diego Medical Center.

The shooting drew controversy because Browder did not have his body camera turned on during the encounter. Nehad’s family filed a lawsuit alleging excessive and unreasonable deadly force, saying he was unarmed and did not pose an immediate threat and that his mental illness should have been considered.

What details about the incident or the alley location might help clarify what happened that night for readers who knew Nehad or witnessed it?