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Sgt. Hugh Barry — who insists he did nothing wrong — has also been suspended from the NYPD, where he had been on modified duty since the shooting. He was in court in the Bronx to face murder charges on Wednesday.
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Police Commissioner William B. Evans says two officers had “no choice” but to shoot a mentally ill man who he said was waving a steak knife in his family’s South End brownstone early Sunday morning -- an account vehemently disputed by the man's mother.
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New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio and new NYPD Commissioner James O’Neill have condemned the police shooting of a mentally ill Bronx woman — declaring Wednesday it was a clear violation of protocol as the investigation was barely under way.
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As police forces across the country re-evaluate their practices regarding encounters with people with mental health problems, Minneapolis authorities plan to pair officers with mental health specialists on emergency calls involving such problems.
Read More →The Georgia Bureau of Investigation is investigating after an Effingham County Sheriff's Deputy was stabbed while serving a court order Friday afternoon.
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The officer had been called to the address by a social worker who was unable to get inside the woman's apartment. When Niebrzydowski went inside, authorities say, the woman grabbed a kitchen knife and started swinging wildly, striking the lieutenant in the arm.
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Upon arrival, authorities learned that a person inside the residence may be endangering a small child and was armed. Police requested mental health officers, SWAT officers and hostage negotiators to the scene, Fletcher said.
Read More →The justices heard arguments in a dispute over how San Francisco police in 2008 dealt with a woman with schizophrenia who had threatened to kill her social worker. Police ultimately forced their way into Teresa Sheehan's room at a group home, then shot her after she came at them with a knife.
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Two Dallas police officers shot Jason Harrison, 38, at his home on June 14. Police said at the time that Harrison’s mother told them he was making “violent threats” and that Harrison, who was armed with a screwdriver, became aggressive when the officers ordered him to drop it.
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Milwaukee Police Chief Ed Flynn has signed an order to terminate the police officer who shot and killed Dontre Hamilton on April 30, 2014. It's a move that drawing sharp criticism from a local alderman and the police union.
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