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The suspect in a fatal shooting in Pinole was shot and injured by a police officer while fleeing the homicide Thursday afternoon, police said.
About 1:10 p.m., police were dispatched to a report of a disturbance involving a subject armed with a gun at a home in the 1100 block of Encina Avenue, police said.
While responding, officers learned a person had been shot and the suspect was fleeing on foot. After officers arrived and established a perimeter, the suspect confronted a Pinole officer and fired multiple shots at the officer, police said.
“The officer returned fire and struck the suspect,” police said.
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A collaboration between the Contra Costa County Sheriff s Office and Contra Costa Behavioral Health Services has established a mental health evaluation team that will provide a variety of follow-up services to people who have had a recent psychiatric emergency.
The team will meet with these people to perform health and welfare evaluations and do short-term case management.
Deputy Sheriff Jennifer Yen will lead the new team, which will collaborate with licensed mental health clinicians and other county departments, outside agencies within the county, non-profit organizations and other service providers involved in mental health services.
Photo courtesy of the Contra Costa County Sheriff s Office.
Individuals in unincorporated Contra Costa County who recently suffer from a psychiatric emergency will benefit from a new unit called the Mental Health Evaluation Team (MHET), which is tasked with providing follow-up care and services for them, according to the Contra Costa County Sheriff’s Office.
MHET is a partnership between the Sheriff’s Office and Contra Costa Behavioral Health Services that will provide follow-up health and welfare checks, evaluations, short-term case management and other services, the Sheriff’s Office said.
Deputy Sheriff Jennifer Yen has been appointed to the MHET. The new program aims to “develop and implement a rounded approach to assisting clients experiencing mental health issues” in collaboration with licensed mental health clinicians, other County departments, outside agencies, nonprofits and other service providers. Family members of people who suffer from crisis will also be sup