In the early morning of June 8, 2022, in Davenport, Iowa, 45-year-old Jason James Morales was shot and killed during an encounter with a Davenport police officer behind a Casey’s gas station. Morales, described as a male of Hispanic or Latino descent, had told the officer his motorcycle had broken down and he was waiting for a ride. The officer then discovered Morales had outstanding warrants and tried to place him under arrest; Morales fled.

As Morales ran, he pulled a handgun from his waistband and fired a shot at the pursuing officer. The officer returned fire, striking Morales. Investigators later found Morales’s gun had jammed after the first shot, and that Morales had previously made comments about suicide by cop if faced with arrest. Body camera footage and the review by the Scott County Attorney’s Office led to a determination that the officer’s use of deadly force was justified; no arrests were made.

Does anyone have information about Morales’s movements that night or knew him and can add context to what happened before the encounter?