Zikarious Jaquan Flint, 20, was fatally shot on the afternoon of Sunday, March 30, 2014, after a foot pursuit that began when campus police responded to a report of a male loading a gun near student apartments at Columbus State University. Officers encountered Flint, who was not a student, and the confrontation ended with Flint receiving two fatal gunshot wounds. Authorities reported finding a loaded pistol next to his body and said Flint turned and faced officers before shots were fired.

Flint’s family disputed that account. An attorney they retained said he was unarmed, and three witnesses told investigators Flint did not have a weapon in his hand and appeared to have been shot from behind. An autopsy was conducted to examine bullet trajectories. The Georgia Bureau of Investigation handled the probe as an officer-involved shooting, and the officer who fired was identified as Columbus State University Police Sgt. Benjamin Scott.

A grand jury in 2015 found Sgt. Scott’s actions justifiable and declined to file criminal charges. Flint’s mother, Shaminique Flint, later filed a civil suit alleging excessive force; that suit was resolved in August 2019 when the state of Georgia agreed to a $300,000 settlement. Did anyone on campus that day see what led to the pursuit or the moments before the shooting?