JACKSONVILLE, Fla. — The Jacksonville Sheriff’s Office has released bodyworn camera video showing the moments leading up to the fatal police shooting of 30-year-old Brian Gillis earlier this month.

Officers confronted Gillis on Aug. 13 after his family called 911, reporting he had vandalized and set fire to a neighbor’s home.

The family and a neighbor told police that Gillis, who had a documented history of mental health struggles, was dissociated from reality and asked that he be held for a mental health evaluation.

Bodyworn camera footage from Officer Bumgarner shows him encountering Gillis near East 25th Street and Buckman Street.

Investigators say Gillis, armed with a large knife, ignored repeated commands to drop the weapon.

Bumgarner initially armed himself with a Taser but then

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