Though Van Dyke is the only officer charged in the McDonald case, several other officers joined him in writing reports about the shooting that conflict with the video. Van Dyke and at least five other officers reported that McDonald — who was wielding a knife — moved threateningly toward officers before the shooting, even though the video shows he was walking away. At least one officer said McDonald advanced on officers in a menacing way and swung his knife at them in an "aggressive, exaggerated manner."