On the morning of November 21, 2018, officers from Stillwater, Bayport, and Oak Park Heights responded to a 911 call about a suicidal man on the 1200 block of Fourth Street South in Stillwater, Minnesota. Responding officers encountered 22-year-old Keaton James Larson armed with a kitchen knife and a razor blade. Three officers deployed Tasers but were unable to subdue Larson; body and squad camera footage shows him advancing toward officers and not complying with commands to drop the weapon.

Stillwater officer Hunter Julien fired his service weapon, striking Larson. Larson received emergency medical aid at the scene and was taken to Lakeview Hospital, where he was pronounced dead; the Hennepin County Medical Examiner later listed the cause as a single gunshot wound. The Minnesota Bureau of Criminal Apprehension investigated, the officers were placed on administrative leave, and the Washington County Attorney’s Office announced in February 2019 that no criminal charges would be filed, finding the use of deadly force justified. Family and community members raised concerns about handling mental-health crises.

Did anyone in Stillwater know Larson or have information about his movements that morning?