Travis Jordan was 36 when he died after an encounter with Minneapolis police on November 9, 2018. Family members and his girlfriend had reported he was in a mental health crisis, struggling with depression, anxiety and alcohol use, and had expressed suicidal thoughts; his girlfriend called for a welfare check. Two officers, Neal Walsh and Ryan Keyes, went to the house where Jordan was staying. Body camera footage shows Jordan come to the front porch holding a large kitchen knife, repeatedly refuse commands to drop it, step off the porch and move toward the officers, and shout at them during the encounter.

Officer Keyes fired one shot that missed and struck a tree; Officer Walsh then fired multiple shots that struck Jordan. He received medical aid but later died at a hospital. The Hennepin County Attorney’s Office announced in January 2019 that no criminal charges would be filed, finding the officers reasonably believed they faced imminent danger because Jordan had a large knife and advanced on them. Jordan’s family and his girlfriend disputed that account and argued officers failed to de-escalate a known mental health crisis; Jordan’s mother later filed a federal civil rights suit against the city and the officers.

Did anyone in the neighborhood see the encounter or have additional video or details about what happened before officers arrived?