Four of eight jurors determined that woodcarver John T. Williams didn't have sufficient time to put down his knife before he was shot and killed by Seattle police Officer Ian Birk in August.
Only one juror found that Williams had time to put down the knife before the Aug. 30 shooting. Three other jurors answered "unknown."
In another critical question, four jurors said that Birk believed Williams posed an "imminent threat of serious physical harm" when he was shot. Four jurors answered "unknown."
The jury's answers to the series of questions did not have to be unanimous in the fact-finding inquest.
On the next question, whether Williams posed an imminent threat of serious physical harm "based on the information available at the time," only one juror believed he did. Four others believed Williams did not pose an imminent threat and one juror answered "unknown."
The three questions were considered key among the 13 answered Thursday afternoon by the inquest jury, which heard testimony over six days. The jury deliberated for about 10 hours over two days.