Kyle Baker was 18 and a senior at Trenton High School when he was shot and killed in his Long Meadow home in Trenton, Michigan. In May 2015 school officials had reported his erratic and paranoid behavior to police after concern from staff; a friend had also told officers Kyle was armed and upset. Four officers responded and found him at the bottom of the basement stairs holding two lawnmower blades.

Officers say they ordered him to drop the blades and deployed tasers—one officer fired a taser twice and a second officer used a taser as well—but the devices were ineffective. Police say an officer was cut on the hand by one of the blades, fell backwards, and then fired a single shot that struck Baker in the abdomen. He was taken to a hospital and died of the gunshot wound on May 26, 2015; the injured officer had a four-inch cut.

Wayne County prosecutors announced in September 2015 that no charges would be filed, finding evidence supported the shooter’s claim of self-defense. The family later sued; the court ruled the officers’ entry and use of force were justified. Did anyone in the Trenton community know Kyle well enough to shed light on his behavior in the days before the shooting?