Knife Incident in Broomfield | Denver News

On June 26th in Broomfield, police responded to a call about a man on his porch wielding a knife—his sister warned officers he was on the spectrum and their 86-year-old mother was inside. As officers urged him to drop the weapon, body cam footage shows one officer deploying a stun gun that failed to stop him. Moments later, another officer fired. The man turned toward the house, and the sister’s desperate pleas for officers not to shoot—emphasizing his mental illness and non-violent nature—echo through the footage. The officers involved are on administrative leave, and while the incident remains under investigation, the released body cam footage has sparked national attention on the deadly intersection of mental health and law enforcement. Listen in comfort:Get a discount on a Soli Pillow: http://solipillow.com/discount/dnn. Advertise on DNN:[email protected] This is an automated, high-level news summary based on public reporting.Report issues to [email protected]. View sources & latest updates:https://sources.thednn.ai/4d0f81f6db60b959