On November 19, 2015, at about 1:52 p.m. in the 5300 block of Dix Street NE in Northeast Washington, D.C., 34-year-old Darick Napper confronted a Metropolitan Police Department officer who was seated in her patrol car. Napper reportedly approached the partially opened driver’s side window armed with a large hunting-style knife with a nine-inch blade and a second edged weapon, and wore camouflaged brass knuckles fitted with serrated knives over each knuckle on his left hand. Witnesses said they had seen Napper threatening several people outside the community center before the encounter.

According to authorities, the officer reversed her vehicle to create distance, exited and took cover behind the open door, and repeatedly ordered Napper to drop the knife. When Napper reportedly struck the cruiser’s hood, threatened the officer and moved toward her, she drew her service weapon and fired one shot, striking him in the upper left chest. Napper was taken to a local hospital, where he died.

The U.S. Attorney’s Office for the District of Columbia reviewed witness statements, physical evidence and the autopsy and announced there was insufficient evidence to prove the officer used excessive force; no federal civil rights or District of Columbia charges were filed. The officer’s name was not released. Does anyone have further eyewitness details about what happened that afternoon?