Watch: Armed Georgia Tech Student, LGBTQ Activist Shot Dead by Campus Police

An engineering student at Georgia Tech and LGBTQ activist was shot dead by campus police Saturday night, NBC News reports.

Scout Schultz, 21, was a fourth-year engineering student and president of Georgia Tech's Pride Alliance who hailed from Lilburn, Ga. According to police, Schultz, who identified as non-binary and intersex and preferred gender neutral pronouns, was armed with a knife during the incident.

The incident occurred outside a campus parking garage. Police responded to a 911 call at 11:17 p.m. Saturday, according to the Georgia Bureau of Investigation. NBC News reports the original call said Schultz was also carrying a gun.

The incident was also caught on video, where Schultz can be heard yelling, "Shoot me!" as police instruct the student to drop the knife.

One of the cops says, "Nobody wants to hurt you." But as Schultz continues to ignore the officers's warnings and step closer to them, one of the cops fires their gun, shooting Schultz, who then screams.

Schultz later died at Grady Memorial Hospital, according to NBC News.

The identity of the officer who fried their gun has yet been revealed and it is unclear if any disciplinary action will be taken.

Schultz's father, William Schultz, took to Facebook to discuss his child's death.

"Our son, Scout Schultz, was killed last night by the Georgia Tech police," he reportedly wrote. "He had a tiny knife. They didn't have to shoot him in the heart, but that's what they did. Antifa activists beware!"

It should be noted William Schultz's posting has been deleted.

The Pride Alliance issued a statement following Schultz's death, saying that the student's "leadership allowed us to create change across the campus and in the Atlanta community."

"Scout always reminded us to think critically about the intersection of identities and how a multitude of factors play into one's experience on Tech's campus and beyond," the statement went on to say.

In addition, the Georgia Tech's vice president of student life and dean of students John Stein commented on Schultz's death.

"Scout's sudden and tragic death today has been devastating news for the Schultz family, classmates, and for members of the community who knew Scout personally, the shock and grief are particularly acute," Stein said.

The use of fatal force by police against the student has been questioned, specifically by Schultz's parents and their lawyer.

"Why didn't they use some nonlethal force, like pepper spray or Tasers?" Schultz's mother, Lynne Schultz, said in an interview with The Atlanta Journal-Constitution. "I just don't understand how they couldn't have Tasers."

A spokesman for Georgia Tech told the newspaper campus police do not carry Tasers or stun guns but do have pepper spray.

Schultz's mother explained her child was diagnosed with depression at a young age and attempted suicide two years ago. She said that Schultz's mental health wavered.

"It was intermittent," Lynne Schultz told The Atlanta Journal-Constitution. "There was trouble in middle school, and then there was improvement." She added, her child "spent more time being fine than not fine."

The family's attorney, Chris Stewart, told the newspaper he believes Schultz was having a mental breakdown and didn't know what to do during the incident.

Georgia Bureau of Investigation spokeswoman Nelly Miles said Sunday she did not know if the officer who shot Schultz was trained in dealing with suspects who have mental disorders, the Associated Press notes. The AP adds:

The GBI, through its Crisis Intervention Team, has trained about 10,000 local, state and federal law enforcement officers since it began in 2004, the Atlanta newspaper reported. Atlanta, Roswell, Henry County and now DeKalb are among the agencies that require all of its officers to take the class.

Georgia Tech Progressive Student Alliance took to Facebook after Schultz's death, saying it will hold a vigil at 8 p.m. Monday in honor of the student.

Watch a video of The Atlanta Journal-Constitution's report on the incident below. Also below, watch the clip of the fatal shooting but be warned it is extremely graphic and may be sensitive to some readers.