Darrin Antwan Langford, a 32-year-old African American man from Rock Island, Illinois, died on April 2, 2015, after an officer-involved shooting. Officers responded shortly before 11 p.m. to reports of shots fired near 12th Street and 10th Avenue and found Langford armed. A foot chase and confrontation followed; Officer Ryan DeRudder fired four shots, three striking Langford. Langford was taken to Unity Point Health Trinity, where he later died. The autopsy listed the cause of death as a gunshot wound to the back involving the chest.

The Rock Island County Integrity Task Force investigated and concluded Langford had been highly intoxicated and was seen firing shots into the air before officers arrived. Investigators found a handgun at the scene that belonged to Langford’s brother and determined Langford had taken it without permission. The task force determined Officer DeRudder’s use of force was justifiable under state law and declined to charge him. Few details are public about what happened in the moments before the shooting; does anyone have information about witnesses or additional evidence from that night?