Rick Dean Wilcox, 65, died on February 19, 2014, after an encounter with officers inside a home in the 1400 block of West Virginia Avenue in Dunbar, West Virginia. Officers had gone to serve a domestic violence petition that required Wilcox to leave the residence; he met them at the door, then locked it and moved farther into the house. Family members outside provided a key so officers could enter.

Investigators say a rapidly developing confrontation occurred after officers found Wilcox upstairs. Family members warned he might have access to a firearm; during a physical struggle upstairs Wilcox produced a handgun and suffered a gunshot wound from his own weapon. He was given emergency medical treatment and taken to Thomas Memorial Hospital, where he was later pronounced dead. No one else was reported to have suffered serious injuries. The Dunbar police chief asked the Kanawha Bureau of Investigation to handle the scene and interviews, and officials said no other person was identified as a suspect.

Are there witnesses or family members who can clarify how the struggle began and how Wilcox came to be wounded?