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In reply to the discussion: 'We called for help, and they killed my son,' North Carolina man says [View all]leftyladyfrommo
(18,868 posts)while they were eating at the Pancake House. A mentally ill person was locked in a bedroom armed with a knife.
So I'm thinking that it probably would make sense to just wait for a while and call in someone who has experience in dealing with situations like this.
But, no. I think the woman ended up dead. She was armed with a deadly weapon.
One officer's comment was that he didn't become a police officer to get killed by a mentally ill person.
I think KC has a new program for dealing with these situations. They have a team that is specifically trained that is on call 24/7. Maybe because we had something very similar happen not all that long ago. A family called for help for a mentally ill son who was out of control. And the police shot him. I don't think he was even armed.