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Hashim Hanif Ibn Abdul-Rasheed, 41, of Columbus, Ohio, was shot and killed by airport police officers at Port Columbus International Airport on January 7, 2015. Airport surveillance officers had noticed a vehicle parked in a restricted area on the departures level. Officers say Abdul-Rasheed attempted to purchase a Southwest Airlines ticket using fraudulent female identification and then allegedly lunged at an officer with a knife, after which three named officers — Dan Harper, Hussein Hartman, and Ryan Ward — shot him.

Abdul-Rasheed had a long mental health history, including a diagnosis of paranoid schizophrenia and a court-ordered commitment after a 1999 incident in which he shot his mother and stole her car; he was found not guilty by reason of insanity and remained under court-ordered psychiatric care until December 2012. His wife told police he had not been taking his medication and had been acting erratically before the airport encounter. Authorities were reviewing surveillance footage and investigating the shooting.

Does anyone have additional details about the moments before the shooting or about the surveillance footage?