BROOKLYN, N.Y. - The NYPD said 34-year-old Saheed Vassell pointed what officers thought was a gun at people and them in Crown Heights last April.
Four officers fired 10 shots killing Vassell who was bipolar.
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On Wednesday, his father, Eric Vassell, met with State Attorney General Letitia James at her Lower Manhattan office. After the approximately 45 minute meeting he emerged not believing any officers would be charged.
"I can't feel confident. There's nothing that I can say to you that makes me feel confident in her indicting the police. What I can say I am confident in her that she will look through the case," Vassell said.
Police say they received several 911 calls that Vassell had a gun or what appeared to be one.
After he was shot and killed by responding officers, it was discovered he had a silver metal pipe.
Police released video of the incident after the shooting.
Vassell's father and community activists argued officers overreacted.
L. Joy Williams, the President of the Brooklyn NAACP, said the NYPD tried to spin the story to place all of the blame on the 34-year-old.
She added, "Doing a story immediately after the shooting in presenting a case in which Mr. Vassell deserved to be killed based upon the videos and other things the NYPD themselves were showing."
Monifa Bandele who is with Communities United For Police Reform said, "We really want to say we want an indictment. We know many cases are hard to prosecute, but it is not really that hard to get an indictment."
Under a policy that began in 2015, whenever a police officer kills an unarmed person, the State Attorney General takes over the investigation. Letita James was sworn in as Attorney General in January. She spent years as a City Council member and Public Advocate speaking out against police misconduct.
When asked if Ms. James could talk to NY1 about the case, a spokesperson responded that the Attorney General's office doesn't comment on ongoing investigations.
Eric Vassell says the Attorney General told him there may be an announcement before the one year anniversary of Saheed's death which is on April 4.
Mr. Vassell said he will remain vocal about his son's case.
"The lord has given me the strength to speak up and be an advocate and be a voice for people of Bipolar and families that their loved one was killed by NYPD," he added.
"None of the police who were involved in this have been put on modified duty," said Anthonine Pierre from the Brooklyn Movement Center.
The NYPD said the officers are on active duty while an internal investigation continues.