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☆ A Mental Health Crisis. An Officer’s Gun. A Too-Common Tragedy.
  + stars: | 2023-07-22 | by ( Colbi Edmonds | More About Colbi Edmonds | ) www.nytimes.com   time to read: +1 min
The San Antonio Police Department, like the police in other cities, has a Mental Health Unit available around the clock to respond to calls that require trained, empathetic responses and support for people in distress. None of the mental health officers on duty were dispatched before Melissa Perez was shot and killed in her home last month by three police officers. Ms. Perez, 46, was exhibiting unusual behavior and had been diagnosed with schizophrenia. The police arrived to Ms. Perez’s apartment complex shortly after midnight in late June, after receiving reports that she was cutting fire alarm wires outside her apartment. According to video from the scene and police reports, when officers tried to get her to go into their car, she ran into her apartment and locked the door.
Persons: Melissa Perez, Ms, Perez, Raul de la Cruz Organizations: San Antonio Police Department, Mental Health Unit Locations: New York
☆ N.Y.P.D. Shoots Man in Mental Distress After Responding to 911 Call
  + stars: | 2023-04-21 | by ( Lola Fadulu | ) www.nytimes.com   time to read: +1 min
The encounter was captured by officers’ body-worn cameras, and Chief Chell said police officials had watched the footage but did not make it publicly available for review. The man, whom the police did not identify beyond saying he was 39, was taken to a hospital for treatment. Chief Chell said police officials believed the man was from the facility, and that he had “four prior arrests and a documented mental history in our department.”The shooting came less than a month after officers shot another man who was in mental distress and holding a knife in the Bronx. In that instance, officers shot the man, Raul de la Cruz, within 28 seconds of responding to a 311 call from Mr. de la Cruz’s father, who had requested medical care for his son after arguing with him. The younger Mr. de la Cruz remained unconscious for days after the shooting.
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