behavioral therapist
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North Miami Cop Charged With Attempted Manslaughter in Shooting of Unarmed Therapist
A North Miami police officer who shot an unarmed behavioral therapist as he cared for a man with autism has been charged with attempted manslaughter. ABC News reports that the Florida State Attorney’s Office announced the charges against Officer Jonathan Aledda Tuesday in the July 18, 2016, shooting of Charles Kinsey, who thankfully survived the…
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Fla. Cop Who Shot Black Therapist Was Aiming for Autistic Patient, Official Says
A Florida police union chief says that the officer who shot and wounded a behavioral therapist trying to retrieve an autistic patient who had wandered into the street shot the wrong person. According to Time magazine, the officer was aiming at the patient, who the officer thought was a threat, but missed and shot Charles…