Post by Logan on Jun 5, 2016 5:36:05 GMT -6
Police are being forced to the front lines of a growing mental health crisis
(First of a three part series, headphones recommended)
Roseville police officer Joe Adams only learned their names later, in the hours after he shot and killed them.
Wayne Malone. Billy Holt.
Neither man had committed a crime. But both were in the throes of a mental health crisis when police were called for help. The encounters, three years apart, turned fatal when Malone and Holt burst out of their homes, weapons in hand, fighting demons only they could see.
A county attorney and a grand jury determined that the shootings were justified. Adams remains unshaken in his belief that on both nights he did the only thing he could.
“It’s a terrible thing,” Adams said. “It takes a toll on you mentally, it takes a toll on your family.”
Read more: www.startribune.com/a-cry-for-help-the-officer/374510841/?preview=1
(First of a three part series, headphones recommended)
Roseville police officer Joe Adams only learned their names later, in the hours after he shot and killed them.
Wayne Malone. Billy Holt.
Neither man had committed a crime. But both were in the throes of a mental health crisis when police were called for help. The encounters, three years apart, turned fatal when Malone and Holt burst out of their homes, weapons in hand, fighting demons only they could see.
A county attorney and a grand jury determined that the shootings were justified. Adams remains unshaken in his belief that on both nights he did the only thing he could.
“It’s a terrible thing,” Adams said. “It takes a toll on you mentally, it takes a toll on your family.”
Read more: www.startribune.com/a-cry-for-help-the-officer/374510841/?preview=1