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City Effort to Dispatch Mental Health Workers Ends in Police Response 86% of the Time

NYPD officers approach the Queens home of Jabez Chakraborty after his mother called 911 to request an ambulance because her son was having a schizophrenia episode,

The NYPD says the recent shooting of 22-year-old Jabez Chakraborty was justified because he lunged at the cops with a large kitchen knife within seconds of them approaching his home in response to a call from a relative asking for help during a mental health crisis.  It’s a familiar and tragic outcome in New York […]

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