James Michael Kubera, 57, died on April 17, 2014, at his home on Brentwood Circle in Grapevine, Texas. A Penn State graduate who worked in the software industry, Kubera was described as well-loved by family and friends and was facing significant personal struggles before the incident.

Grapevine police were called to the residence about a suicidal person. Officers encountered Kubera armed with a shotgun; after attempts to de-escalate, he fired at officers and they returned fire. Kubera was struck, taken to Baylor Grapevine Hospital, and pronounced dead. The shooting was handled as an officer-involved shooting and investigated by the Grapevine Police Department’s Criminal Investigation Division. No arrests were made, and the department concluded the officers acted in self-defense before the case was closed.

Did anyone in Grapevine know Kubera or have information about his situation in the weeks before April 17, 2014?