Overview

• Santa Clara officers say they responded on Sept. 3 to a 911 report of a stabbing and an officer shot Mohammed Nizamuddin after seeing him pinning a roommate with a knife.
• Police said the officer fired four rounds, two knives were recovered at the residence, and both men were transported to hospitals.
• The roommate sustained multiple stab wounds and is in stable condition, according to officials.
• Chief Cory Morgan said preliminary findings indicate the shooting prevented further harm; a joint SCPD–Santa Clara County District Attorney investigation remains open with no bodycam footage released.
• Relatives in Mahabubnagar say they learned of the death roughly two weeks later, cite his LinkedIn claims of racial harassment, and have sought help from India’s MEA as the Indian consulate offers consular assistance.