A SEPTA employee flagged down a Philadelphia police officer, saying a shirtless man was chasing him with a box cutter. The officers saw the man with the knife and gave him repeated orders to drop the blade.The man allegedly lunged at the officers who shot and killed him.
Victim's Name: Terrell Mitchell
Agency Responsible: Philadelphia Police Department
Gender: Male
Age: 34
Race: Black
Date of Death: May 29, 2020
County: Philadelphia
Cause of Death: Gunshot
Official Disposition: Pending investigation/No Known Charges
Criminal Charges: No known charges
Mental Illness: No
Armed: Allegedly Armed
Weapon: knife
Threat Level: other
Fleeing: Not fleeing
Body Camera: No
Washington Post Database ID: 5849