Patrick L. Jones, a 47-year-old African American man from Columbus, Ohio, died on January 3, 2014, after an encounter with police at the group home where he lived. Jones was a resident at a home for developmentally disabled individuals and had a history of confrontations with law enforcement. Caregivers called police that night after Jones allegedly threatened a caregiver and locked himself in a bathroom. When officers arrived, Jones confronted them with a knife and Officer Solomon Seng shot him, resulting in Jones’s death.

The incident unsettled the community and prompted statements of sorrow from the Association for the Developmentally Disabled. That association and the Franklin County Board of Developmental Disabilities had been working on care plans for Jones and other residents; police had been called to the house at least twice in the previous three months for altercations involving Jones. Authorities deemed the shooting a justified use of force; no arrests or suspects were named and there were no litigations or murder investigations reported.

Does anyone have additional information about Jones’s care plan or the calls to police in the months before January 3, 2014?