Two Colorado parents say they want prosecutors to file criminal charges after their 22-year-old son was fatally shot by police during an apparent mental health crisis in June.
Donovan Lewis was fatally shot by police Tuesday in Columbus, Ohio. Police say officers entered an apartment to arrest Lewis, and body-cam footage shows an officer opening a bedroom door and shooting Lewis, who was in bed. Lewis was unarmed. Two Colorado parents say they want prosecutors to file criminal charges after their 22-year-old son was fatally shot by police during an apparent mental health crisis in June.
The case is renewing calls from advocates that police must prioritize de-escalation when responding to mental health crises, instead of reacting with force. — calls that advocates say are dialed in to law enforcement because mental health services are so lacking. But body-cam footage shows Glass pleading with officers and at one point offering to disarm himself by throwing his knives out of his car window.Colorado's Fifth Judicial District, which includes Clear Creek County, said it is investigating the case along with the Colorado Bureau of Investigation. They plan to eventually issue a report on the shooting or present the case to a grand jury, which would decide if indictments should be issued.
Siddhartha Rathod, the attorney for Christian's parents, Simon and Sally Glass, said Glass had no history of mental illness. The footage shows Glass refusing to come out of his car while also telling police he’s “terrified" and making heart shapes with his hands to officers. At one point, he also can be seen praying with folded hands and saying, “Dear Lord, please, don't let them break the window.”Police then shot Glass with bean bag rounds and shocked him with a stun gun before the young man twisted in his seat and thrust a knife toward an officer, the footage showed.
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