Overview

• Santa Clara police say they responded on September 3 to a 911 call, forced entry at a residence on Eisenhower Drive, and an officer fired four rounds after finding Mohammed Nizamuddin pinning a wounded roommate with a knife.
• Both men were taken to hospitals, where Nizamuddin was pronounced dead and the roommate was treated for multiple stab wounds and reported in stable condition.
• Police reported recovering two knives at the scene, and Chief Cory Morgan said the preliminary view is that the officer’s actions prevented further harm; the first responding officer was identified in one report as Robert Allsup.
• Nizamuddin’s family in Mahabubnagar says they learned of his death roughly two weeks later and they dispute aspects of the account, saying they lack full official information.
• Relatives cite a LinkedIn post attributed to Nizamuddin alleging racial discrimination and workplace grievances as they call for a transparent probe, while appealing to India’s MEA, the Embassy in Washington and the San Francisco Consulate to repatriate his body.