Jacob Faust, 24, of San Diego died on April 4, 2005, after a traffic stop in the Gaslamp District. Officers stopped him for an illegal left turn; police reports say a scuffle followed and Faust allegedly reached behind the passenger seat for what appeared to be a gun. Officers fired three shots, killing him. The object he reached for was later identified as a toy gun used as a puppet-show prop.

Faust’s family filed a wrongful-death lawsuit against the City of San Diego that settled for $325,000. The district attorney’s office concluded the officers’ actions were legally justified. Community responses included candlelight vigils and advocacy from groups such as CopWatch, which cited the case in calls for police reform and greater oversight.

Are there witnesses or additional documents that could shed more light on the events during that traffic stop?