Daniel Meltvedt called 9-1-1 last Tuesday morning, saying he was worried about hurting himself or others and asking for help.
After an hour of negotiations, Irvine police officers shot and killed him, with the city claiming he “charged at officers while holding a knife.”
But Meltvedt’s family say that narrative being put out by both police and subsequently TV news doesn’t match up with the man they knew – a selfless, Christian, autistic man who loved his community and enjoyed taekwondo and the gym…