On the late afternoon of March 2, 2016, 41-year-old Daniel David Burkhardt of Johnstown, Pennsylvania, was shot and killed in an alley in the city’s West End after an encounter with police. Officers responded to a 911 report of a man armed with knives and found Burkhardt holding a knife in each hand.

Three officers then fired their service weapons, striking Burkhardt multiple times. He received first aid at the scene and was taken to Conemaugh Memorial Medical Center, where he was pronounced dead; the Cambria County coroner ruled the manner of death homicide, caused by multiple gunshot wounds. The Pennsylvania State Police investigated, and on November 17, 2016, the Cambria County District Attorney announced the officers’ actions were legally justified and no criminal charges would be filed; an internal police inquiry had earlier cleared the officers and they returned to duty.

Are there details about the moments before police arrived or witnesses in the West End alley who can shed light on what happened?