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The 911 center received a call “about a disturbance” at 3:01 p.m., according to Coleman McDonough, superintendent of Allegheny County Police. In a news conference, McDonough said that the first officer arrived at the scene at 3:05 p.m. and met with wife of the subject (later identified as Babbit). She “advised the officer her husband was behaving erratically” and also indicated that he had access to weapons in the home, the police superintendent said.
Officers formed a hasty perimeter to make sure that no neighbors or children were in harm’s way. They asked Babbit to exit the home. According to McDonough, police used a public address system for several minutes.
Eventually, Babbit exited the home. He was “obviously and visibly armed with a handgun,” McDonough said. He said that Babbit “walked toward the officers waving the weapon,” officers gave repeated commands to him to drop it, and he then pointed the weapon at an officer, prompting three officers to fire at Babbit, striking him multiple times."
Don Babbit: 5 Fast Facts You Need to Know | Heavy.com
You always wonder in these situations: isn't there an alternative to killing the mentally ill person?
The 911 center received a call “about a disturbance” at 3:01 p.m., according to Coleman McDonough, superintendent of Allegheny County Police. In a news conference, McDonough said that the first officer arrived at the scene at 3:05 p.m. and met with wife of the subject (later identified as Babbit). She “advised the officer her husband was behaving erratically” and also indicated that he had access to weapons in the home, the police superintendent said.
Officers formed a hasty perimeter to make sure that no neighbors or children were in harm’s way. They asked Babbit to exit the home. According to McDonough, police used a public address system for several minutes.
Eventually, Babbit exited the home. He was “obviously and visibly armed with a handgun,” McDonough said. He said that Babbit “walked toward the officers waving the weapon,” officers gave repeated commands to him to drop it, and he then pointed the weapon at an officer, prompting three officers to fire at Babbit, striking him multiple times."
Don Babbit: 5 Fast Facts You Need to Know | Heavy.com
You always wonder in these situations: isn't there an alternative to killing the mentally ill person?
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