Trial is wrapping up in a wrongful death suit in U.S. District Court in Fresno.
The lawsuit was filed by relatives of 46 year-old Charles Salinas, a Marine Corp veteran, who had PTSD.
Back in June of 2012, Salinas was shot outside a business in Sanger by Sanger Police officers.
The Federal civil rights trial will determine if the police officers were justified in shooting.
Salinas had called police saying he was suicidal and armed, but his relatives believe the three officers, Jason Boust, Angela Yambupah and Preston Little used excessive force when they shot and killed Salinas.
In their depositions, the officers said they feared for their lives because of his criminal record and mental health.
An eyewitness took video of the shooting, and it was played to the jury.
The video showed Salinas behind a fence in a very small area, and five law officers, who were shouting and then firing on Salinas who drops to the ground, as the gunfire continues.
Salinas’ family contends the officers’ account of the shooting conflicts with what’s on the video.
Court records show Officers Boust, Yambupah and Little fired 22 times, and Salinas was hit 11 times, with gunfire continuing even after he fell to the ground.
The prosecutors said the video was not biased, and it was up to the jury to decide if they conduct of the officers was excessive.
The defense is trying to prove that there was a threat to officers.
