PA Officer Killed During Mental Health Call
Allegheny County Police Superintendent Christopher Kerns said the officers were responding to a call about a man experiencing a mental health crisis.
Allegheny County Police Superintendent Christopher Kerns said the officers were responding to a call about a man experiencing a mental health crisis.
Bishop Brandon B. Porter with Greater Community Temple has identified the grievously wounded officer as Geoffrey Redd, a member of the Bishop’s church and director of the church’s security team.
The officer was airlifted to a hospital in critical condition. On Friday morning, the Fountain Police Department provided an update that the officer was in stable but critical condition following the initial CT scans.
Wesley Ruiz, who was in 2008 convicted in the death of Senior Cpl. Mark Nix, died by lethal injection after the U.S. Supreme Court earlier in the day denied his appeal.
According to the Memphis Police Department, the officer was taken to Regional One Hospital in extremely critical condition. The other individual was pronounced dead at the scene.
Selma Police Officer Gonzalo Carrasco Jr. was fatally shot around 11:45 a.m. He died at an area hospital.
The updated vehicles will include 360-degree interior camera systems. Highway patrol vehicles in the fleet already have in-car cameras, but the rest of the fleet does not. The updated ones will be able to capture more, with the 360-degree filming capabilities.
Master Patrol Office Clarence "CJ" Williams had been called to help with a traffic stop and foot chase when he suffered a "medical episode" at the scene and died.
"In my judgment not a single kick, punch, baton strike, Taser activation, or use of pepper spray can be justified under the law," Dunphy writes.
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