Alva Braziel was a 38-year-old African American man shot and killed by Houston police officers on July 9, 2016. Officers encountered him standing in the middle of the street holding a revolver in the early morning. Police say they ordered him to drop the gun and opened fire after he pointed the weapon at them; the shooting killed him.

Surveillance footage from a nearby gas station showed Braziel with his hands up, though the video did not make clear whether he was pointing the gun at officers. The officers were wearing body cameras and that footage was released. The Houston Police Department and the Harris County District Attorney’s Office investigated; two grand juries, including one with a majority of minority citizens, declined to indict and found the officers’ actions justified. Braziel’s wife and supporters said they believed the shooting was unjustified.

The case drew protests and discussion because it occurred days after the fatal police shootings of Alton Sterling and Philando Castile and the Dallas police ambush. Anyone who knew Braziel or witnessed the incident is asked to come forward with information.