JUSTIFIABLE FORCE

Jun 24 2026CRIME

When police use force: A look at a difficult case

A man in his late 30s died after police shot him during a tense moment in his home. Officers had been called because he was hurting himself while in a mental health crisis. They tried to calm him down, using tasers after repeated warnings, but he kept holding a knife. When he swung it toward an offi

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