Arnesto Ramos, 30, of Lubbock, Texas, died on May 7, 2014, after a police standoff that began with a domestic disturbance call to a home in the 2000 block of 63rd Street. Officers who arrived encountered Ramos armed with a machete and a large kitchen knife. Attempts to de-escalate led to a SWAT response; Ramos charged at officers, who first fired bean bag rounds and then lethal rounds when he continued to advance. Ramos was pronounced dead on arrival at University Medical Center.

The incident report notes Ramos had prior run-ins with law enforcement, including an earlier threat to stab a woman and several past charges: making a terroristic threat, possession of a prohibited weapon, possession of a controlled substance with intent to deliver, hindering apprehension, and discharging a firearm. The investigation concluded the officers acted in self-defense and in the line of duty; no officers were charged. Neighbors and witnesses said they were shocked and recalled similar past incidents involving Ramos.

Did anyone in Lubbock who knew Ramos or witnessed the May 7 standoff come forward with details that might shed more light on what happened that day?