Shooting Amid Mental Health Crisis

A 27-year-old man with a mental health crisis was fatally shot in 29 seconds by Chandler police after holding a knife—despite his mother’s explicit request for mental health responders. The family sues the city and police, alleging officers escalated instead of de-escalated, with one officer still in training. CPR didn’t begin until nearly three minutes after the shooting, by which time he was unresponsive. The lawsuit accuses the department of negligence, excessive force, and systemic failure in crisis response, while body camera footage remains withheld. Though prosecutors cleared the officer of wrongdoing, the family seeks justice and urgent reform in how mental health calls are handled. Support the show:Get a discount at https://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/43161a76f4703f8f