AUSTIN (KXAN) -- So far, seven people have testified in the deadly conduct trial for Austin Police Officer Christopher Taylor. He faces the charge in the 2019 death of Mauris DeSilva. DeSilva was having a mental health episode and holding a knife to his throat in his condo complex downtown. Follow live court updates on the social media platform "X" at below. In court for day 2 of APD officer Christopher Taylor's deadly conduct trial. His attorneys say he acted in defense of himself/others while responding to a mental health call for Mauris DeSilva, who was walking around with a knife to his throat. Will live post here. @KXAN_News pic.twitter.com/vbgwK6w8ga— Brianna Hollis (@BriHollisNEWS) September 26, 2024 During testimony and opening statements Wednesday, more details about what led up to the shooting were revealed. Read a full breakdown of opening statements and day one of testimony in Taylor's trial here. Taylor and another officer, Karl Krycia, were the first on the scene. They spoke with condo staff, who showed them surveillance video of DeSilva on the fifth floor of the condo complex near the gym. Taylor's attorneys said DeSilva was seen on that video waving a knife at the camera. Body camera video shows Officer Christopher Taylor briefly speak to a man who called 911 after seeing Mauris DeSilva with a knife in the street. (KXAN Photo/Ed Zavala) Eventually, according to court testimony, other officers arrived, the corporal in charge was looped in, and they devised a plan to confront DeSilva on the fifth floor. Both sides had different explanations regarding what happened when the elevator door opened and DeSilva was there. "[DeSilva] faces toward them, he's lowered the knife to his waist. You’re going to see that Mauris DeSilva is not trying to kill these officers," prosecutor Rob Drummond said. "Mauris DeSilva was undergoing a profound mental health episode. This was not a justified use of force." Taylor's attorneys say DeSilva was close enough to officers with a deadly weapon to pose a threat. "He’s got the knife to his throat, over the next three seconds, he takes two step toward the officers and levels the knife," defense attorney Ken Ervin said. "Three seconds is the time the officers had to make this decision. By the time officers fired, Mr. DeSilva was about 3 feet from one officer, and about 5 and a half feet from officer Taylor. " Taylor was originally indicted on both murder and deadly conduct charges in this case. The District Attorney's Office dropped the murder charge last week. The other officer charged in the shooting, Karl Krycia, still faces a murder charge, according to online court records. KXAN will update this story throughout the day.