Brooklyn man fatally shot by police was mentally ill, father says
Andre Mayfield, the man shot to death by police in Brooklyn over the weekend, was suffering from mental illness, according to his father, who criticized the cop response as excessive.
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Andre Mayfield, the man shot to death by police in Brooklyn over the weekend, was suffering from mental illness, according to his father, who criticized the cop response as excessive.
Two officers in Brooklyn shot and killed an emotionally disturbed man armed with two knives who charged at them on Sunday morning, police officials said.
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New York's attorney general has released police body camera footage of the deadly police shooting of 19-year-old Win Rozario in Queens in March.
New York’s attorney general’s office has released police body camera footage showing New York City police officers shooting and killing a 19-year-old man who had called 911 during a mental