Christian Leonard Eaddy, 26, was fatally shot by LAPD officers on May 16, 2013, in the 13200 block of Corcoran Street in Pacoima. Officers responded about 2:15 p.m. to reports that Eaddy was holding a knife and attempting to stab himself with a syringe. Officers encountered Eaddy holding two butcher knives; after a Taser was deployed, Eaddy reportedly advanced toward officers and was shot in the torso. He was taken to a hospital and pronounced dead at 6:26 p.m. The LAPD force investigation division reviewed the incident.

Eaddy’s family said he had a childhood brain injury and the mental capacity of a 10-year-old, and that family members had called police because he was stabbing himself and threatening suicide. The family’s wrongful-death lawsuit alleged excessive force, saying Eaddy was shot within 40 seconds of officers’ arrival and was putting knives in a shopping cart and beginning to lower himself when shot. During trial, testimony indicated one officer fired a Taser and almost immediately another fired a lethal shot from nine feet away.

In August 2016 a jury awarded Eaddy’s family 2.2 million dollars, finding an officer had used excessive force; the District Attorney declined to prosecute and the LAPD maintained the officers acted within policy. Does anyone have additional information about Eaddy’s last moments or about the officers’ actions that could clarify what happened?