Cory Lee Bush, 24, of Palermo, California, was shot and killed on May 18, 2014, during an encounter with law enforcement. Deputy Ben Cornelius of the Butte County Sheriff’s Department had responded to Cory’s property after a call about a person needing a 51/50 psychiatric hold.

Family members, including Cory’s fiancée Victoria Moseley, dispute the official account and say Cory did not point a weapon at officers before the shooting. No arrest or charges were announced immediately after the incident, and the event prompted petitions and public calls for Deputy Cornelius to be removed from the department. Community concern focused on use of force in encounters with people in mental-health crisis.