Chicago Officer Stabbed on Mental Health Call

The officers Tasered the man and police said while he was being taken into custody, he stabbed one officer in the stomach.
The officers Tasered the man and police said while he was being taken into custody, he stabbed one officer in the stomach.
Officers can be heard saying "put the knife down" at least 11 times before Wallace was shot on October 26.
Officers with the Brookhaven (IL) Police Department will now have the assistance of two mental health professionals when responding to calls involving persons in mental distress.
A new effort is underway in San Jose (CA) to help police officers better respond to individuals in mental health crisis.
District Attorney Heather Adams made the announcement at a press conference Wednesday morning, saying that the officer was justified in the use of deadly force.
Accept the fact that a suicide-by-cop incident could happen to you on any call on every shift you work.
New recruits would get at least two hours of instruction on how to interact with dementia patients in peace officer training school, under a bipartisan, newly introduced Ohio House bill.
The long-established term "EDP" will be abandoned in favor of “mental health calls,” sources said.
Chief Williams said she expects the new "Pointed Gun at Person" (PGP) reports will help the department track how many times officers can de-escalate potentially deadly situations.
A planned mass shooting at a Lubbock, TX, hotel was averted when a gunman's grandmother convinced him he needed to go to a hospital, according to federal authorities.