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Tyler Hunkin was 29 when he was shot and killed by an Austin police officer on April 22, 2016. The shooting occurred in the parking lot of a Randall’s grocery store in South Austin after police say Hunkin threatened people with two knives at three separate locations and then charged at Officer Matthew Paredes with a knife in each hand.

Multiple reviews followed: the Austin Police Department’s Internal Affairs Unit, the department’s Special Investigation Unit, the police monitor, the Travis County District Attorney’s Office, and a Travis County Grand Jury. The grand jury decided not to press charges against Officer Paredes. Police Chief Art Acevedo described the incident as a probable suicide by cop. Hunkin had recent legal troubles and had served time in the Travis County Jail for driving with an invalid license; he was scheduled to appear in court the following month for that offense.

What details might help clarify the sequence of events that day for those who were there or have information?