Deandre Lloyd Starks was 27 when he was fatally shot in Tulsa on the evening of March 25, 2014. Officers were executing a narcotics search warrant at a residence on East Young Street when the entry became chaotic and some people did not immediately comply with commands to show their hands. In a separate bedroom, police say Starks made movements perceived as a threat; Sergeant Mark Wollmershauser Jr. fired a single shot that struck him. Starks was taken to a hospital but did not survive. No firearm was recovered at the scene, and officers reported finding what they described as a substantial amount of illegal drugs on Starks and in the home.

Sergeant Wollmershauser was placed on paid administrative leave and a Deadly Force Review Board later concluded his actions were within department policy. Several people present were questioned, and the family — including Starks’s mother and wife — filed a federal civil rights lawsuit against Wollmershauser and the City of Tulsa alleging excessive force and seeking $75,000 in damages. Does anyone have additional information about what happened that night or about the legal case that followed?