Schultz had summoned police to the scene by making a false claim that someone was standing outside their dorm with a knife and a gun.

The multitool contained a screwdriver and a short blade that was not out, but given the earlier call, the police believed that Schultz was holding a gun.

[2][4] Scout was a fourth year computer engineering major at Georgia Institute of Technology,[2][5] and expected to graduate a semester early according to their father.

[5][4] Schultz, who suffered from clinical depression, had spent time in counseling after attempting suicide by hanging in 2015.

Schultz refused to drop the multitool and walked towards the police, with their arms hanging down, while shouting "shoot me!

"[15] G. P. "Bud" Peterson, the president of Georgia Tech, said the shooting was a "heart-wrenchingly painful time" for the university.

[7] In September 2018, with the investigation still on-going, the parents announced that they had grown frustrated with the lack of criminal charges.

[17] Schultz's parents filed a wrongful death suit naming the university, Tyler Beck, and the Georgia Board of Regents in September 2019.

[18] In March 2020, the county's district attorney announced that Beck would not face charges, saying that, according to use-of-force experts, the shooting was justified.

[20] Twenty minutes later, about 50 protesters marched through campus[21] while carrying a banner which read "Protect LGBTQ" and chanting "Justice Now".

[24] On September 22, a teach-in and protest occurred at Georgia Tech, which led to the Student Center building being closed early at 3 p.m.[25] In 2018, in response to Schultz's death, queer student leaders established the Mental Health Joint Allocations Committee, a $1,000,000 fund to improve campus mental health.

From this data, $300,000 in grant funding was established to improve the mental health of vulnerable populations.