Aucy Andrews was a 59-year-old Black man from Pittsburgh’s Hill District who died on November 10, 2007, after being shot by a police officer in the city’s Uptown neighborhood. The encounter occurred near Fifth Avenue and Van Braam Street at about 4:45 p.m.; Andrews lived on Colwell Street. Authorities reported officers found Andrews armed with a knife, that he allegedly tried to stab a police dog and then moved toward an officer while still holding the knife, and that the officer — described as an eight-year veteran who had been a K-9 handler for two years — fired one shot. The Allegheny County Medical Examiner said Andrews died from a single gunshot wound to the torso and was pronounced dead at the scene.

The officer was not publicly named and was placed on administrative leave while the Pittsburgh police homicide unit and the Allegheny County District Attorney’s Office reviewed the shooting. Friends questioned the official account, noting Andrews was poor, solitary, and had difficulty hearing, which they said might have affected his response during the confrontation. No civilian suspect was identified and no arrest or criminal charge is shown in the available reports.

Did anyone who knew Andrews or who was in Uptown that afternoon see what happened or hear additional details about the moments before the shooting?