Richard Ramirez, 38, was shot and killed during a traffic stop in Billings, Montana, on April 14, 2014. Officer Grant Morrison stopped a vehicle with Ramirez as a passenger; the officer later testified that Ramirez made a movement toward his waistband that led him to fear Ramirez was reaching for a gun. Officer Morrison fired three shots, and Ramirez was fatally wounded. Dashcam audio records the officer repeatedly shouting hands up before the shots. Ramirez was unarmed when he died.

Investigators found a small amount of methamphetamine and a syringe in the vehicle near where Ramirez had been seated. The day before the shooting Ramirez had been identified as a suspect in a Billings robbery and shooting, a fact that affected how the stop was handled. A coroner’s inquest required by Montana law returned a verdict that the officer’s actions were justified, and the Yellowstone County Attorney announced no criminal charges would be filed.

The family expressed grief and said they would sue the officer and the Billings Police Department, alleging excessive force and raising concerns about racial profiling; an obituary lists his name as Richard David Ramirez and notes he was a father to one son and had several siblings. Does anyone have information about Ramirez’s last movements or witnesses to the traffic stop?