A domestic dispute on the afternoon of May 13, 2025, ended with the death of 25-year-old Damon Louther of Brooklyn. Officers from the New York City Police Department responded after a woman called 911 saying the father of her children had threatened to kill her. The woman met officers near Christopher Avenue and Pitkin Avenue in Brownsville and led them to the apartment where they found Louther holding a knife.

A second officer, James Humpf, then fired two shots that struck Louther; he was taken to a hospital and pronounced dead. The New York State Attorney General’s Office of Special Investigation has opened an inquiry and the NYPD is conducting an internal use-of-force investigation. Body-worn camera footage from the officers has been released.

Are there witnesses or nearby residents who saw events at that Christopher and Pitkin location on May 13 who can provide more detail?