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Michael Mayo, a 30-year-old white man, died on April 21, 2014, in Dallas after officers shot him during an extended vehicle pursuit and a later confrontation. The sequence began when undercover officers saw Mayo and a female companion in a car outside a motel on the 3300 block of Marvin D. Love Freeway, smelled marijuana and learned Mayo had active felony warrants. Mayo attempted to flee, nearly striking an officer, and a roughly 30-minute pursuit followed with repeated stops and resumptions.

The chase ended at Southwest Center Mall, where a SWAT team tried to negotiate. Mayo exited his vehicle multiple times, at one point pointing a gun at his own head and later pointing the gun at officers. Officers opened fire and Mayo was pronounced dead at the scene. Police recovered his weapon, no other injuries were reported, and investigators treated it as an officer-involved shooting that was later deemed a justified use of force. Witnesses at the scene included Mayo’s girlfriend, who was present and screaming during the gunfire.

Does anyone have video or eyewitness details from that mall area on April 21, 2014 that could add clarity to the timeline?