Detroit police fatally shoot man who was wielding knife, in mental health crisis
A 22-year-old man is dead after police used fatal force responding to a call for a ”mental health person armed with a knife,” according to Detroit police.
At approximately 5 a.m. Sunday, police officers arrived on the scene of Littlefield in Detroit, where a man was having a mental health crisis. According to police, officers arrived at the home, searched the neighborhood to find the man and they encountered him in the area of Snowden and Lyndon.
“My condolences to the suspect's family,” Detroit Police Chief James White said at the scene. ”Anytime the department has to use fatal force, that is not our desired outcome.”
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According to police, a taser was deployed by officers before shooting the man. At this time it is not clear, however, how many officers were involved in the shooting.
An investigation is still ongoing and no further details are available at this time.
This article originally appeared on Detroit Free Press: Detroit police: Man wielding knife, in mental health crisis, fatally shot
