Armed man shot dead by police in Inglewood had schizophrenia, family says
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Police in Inglewood shot dead a man who they say was wielding a stick with a knife on one end. His family says the man had schizophrenia.

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He had a knife… on a stick.

I’ll need to see the video on this one, officers, but for now, mark me as damned skeptical that this killing was self-defense.

  • bookmeatEnglish
    181·
    10 months ago

    The deep end is murdering people with a mental health crisis.

    • Ilovethebomb@lemmy.mlEnglish
      12·
      10 months ago

      He said officers tried to calm Mora down before twice using a Taser on him. They then fired beanbag rounds before ultimately killing him, the man said.

      Sounds like they exhausted every other option to me.