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Jason Harrison, a 38-year-old African American man, was shot and killed at his home in Dallas, Texas, on June 14, 2014. Officers John Rodgers and Andrew Hutchins fired multiple shots within seconds after arriving at the scene following a 911 call from Harrison’s mother, who asked for help getting her son to the hospital. She had told police Harrison was off his medication and in crisis with bipolar disorder and schizophrenia.

Body camera footage later released shows Harrison holding a small screwdriver and his mother walking out of the house just before the shooting. The family says Harrison did not pose a threat and has filed wrongful death and civil rights claims against the Dallas Police Department, arguing officers should have used less-lethal options such as pepper spray or a Taser and that training and policy on interactions with mentally ill people need improvement. The Department completed an internal review and the matter was sent to the Dallas County District Attorney’s Office for further evaluation.

Does anyone have additional information about Harrison’s case, the officers involved, or how police in Dallas handle mental health crisis calls?