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June 24, 2012 — Gainesville

Gainesville police officers were responding to an armed disturbance at an apartment complex owned by the Association for Retarded Citizens on June 24, 2012.

Ghulam Yahya Mujtaba, 62, who had been diagnosed with schizophrenia and depression, advanced on Officers Paul Forsberg and Stephanie Pridgen with a knife in the parking lot of the complex, police said.

They Tased Mujtaba and shouted commands but he refused to drop his weapon. The two officers fired, striking Mujtaba with one shot in the chest. He was pronounced dead at the scene. Read more

A grand jury ruled the shooting a justified homicide. Mujtaba's family objected.

"We do not agree with the decision of the grand jury," his brother told the Gainesville Sun. "We respect the law, but as far as the finding, we do not agree with it."

This was the 66th police shooting in Florida in 2012.

The same day, one officer shot one person in Jacksonville .

One day later, one officer shot one person in Hialeah .

3 ways this case compares to others

  1. Mutjaba approached police in a threatening manner before being shot. That's true in almost 10% of police shootings.
  2. Mutjaba was armed with a blade/stabbing implement. Only 80 other people were armed the same way.
  3. Mutjaba showed signs of mental instability. Almost a third of all shootings involved someone who appeared mentally unstable.

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