The mayor of Lancaster, southeastern Pennsylvania has called for an overhaul of how the city responds to mental health situations after a police officer shot and killed a 27-year-old man who ran at him, allegedly threatening him with a knife.
The shooting on Sunday sparked sometimes-violent protests overnight, turning the city of about 60,000 people into the latest flashpoint in a summer of civil unrest across the United States over racism and use of force by the police.
The Lancaster City Bureau of Police released body camera footage which appeared to show Ricardo Munoz cursing, and running at the officer with a knife in his right hand. The officer shot and killed Mr Munoz, who died at the scene.Mr Munoz was out on $1 million bail after being charged with aggravated assault last year, court records showed.
At a press conference on Monday, Lancaster Mayor Danene Sorace called on the governor and state legislators to work together to come up with better protocols for responding to 911 calls involving people who may have mental health issues. She said the shooting highlighted a broader problem of poverty impacting as many as half of the city’s residents - a predicament exacerbated by budget cuts and the coronavirus pandemic and disproportionately impacting minority communities.
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