Manuel Diaz, 25, was shot and killed by Anaheim Police Officer Nick Bennallack on July 21, 2012, in Anaheim, California. Officers had been responding to a report of men congregating in an alley and found Diaz leaning into a car speaking to the driver. When officers approached, Diaz ran; during a foot chase Officer Bennallack shot him in front of an apartment complex. Police said Diaz, who was described as a gang member, threw an object onto a roof during the chase, but no item was recovered. Diaz was taken to a hospital and pronounced dead about three hours later.

The shooting sparked large protests in Anaheim and clashes between residents and police. The following day, another man, Joel Acevedo, was also shot and killed by Anaheim police during a separate foot chase, further escalating tensions. The Orange County District Attorney ruled the shooting of Diaz justified and declined criminal charges, but Diaz’s family, led by his mother Genevieve Huizar, filed a civil rights lawsuit alleging excessive force. A jury initially sided with the city and the officer; in 2016 a federal appeals court overturned that verdict and ordered another chance for the family to pursue their case, ruling that Diaz’s gang affiliation and drug use were not relevant to the reasonableness of the shooting.

What details about the chase or the events at the apartment complex might help clarify what happened that day?