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Don't Call 911: America's Policing and Healthcare Systems Fail Black People With Mental Health Challenges

Kayla Moore. Ezell Ford. Deborah Danner. Marcus-David Peters. Pamela Turner. Each of these Black people were killed by police. They all dealt with mental health challenges. In this country, folks with mental health concerns are 16 times more likely to be killed by law enforcement. And as calls to defund and abolish America’s police grow…

By

Jessica Moulite

Published

July 31, 2020
NYPD Officer Found Not Guilty in Shooting Death of Mentally Ill Black Woman

A New York City Police Department sergeant who shot and killed a mentally ill black woman two years ago was found not guilty following a bench trial. According to the New York Post, Bronx Supreme Court Justice Robert Neary acquitted Sgt. Hugh Barry of all charges, including murder, in the October 2016 death of 66-year-old…

By

Breanna Edwards

Published

February 15, 2018
Politics

NYC Police Sergeant Who Fatally Shot Mentally Ill Black Woman Wants Location of Trial Moved

New York City Police Sgt. Hugh Barry, who fatally shot a mentally ill Bronx woman, is arguing for a change in venue for his murder trial. According to the New York Post, in court documents, which provide Barry’s first public account of his deadly encounter with 66-year-old Deborah Danner, Barry describes the moment he says…

By

Breanna Edwards

Published

July 17, 2017
Police Union Launches Fundraiser for NYPD Cop Charged With Murder in Shooting Death of Mentally Ill Black Woman

The Sergeants Benevolent Association has deemed it appropriate to start a GoFundMe account for a New York City police sergeant who has been charged with murder in the death of an elderly, mentally ill woman from New York’s Bronx borough. Sgt. Hugh Barry was suspended without pay from the Police Department after he was charged in…

By

Breanna Edwards

Published

June 2, 2017
Politics

NYC Police Officer Arrested for Shooting Death of Mentally Ill Black Woman: Report

Law-enforcement officials say that a New York City police sergeant was arrested Wednesday in the shooting death of an elderly, mentally ill woman inside her Bronx apartment in October. The New York Times reports that the arrest of the police supervisor, Sgt. Hugh Barry, comes after months of investigations into the deadly encounter with 66-year-old…

By

Breanna Edwards

Published

May 31, 2017
Emotionally Disturbed NYC Man Dies After Police Use Taser on Him

An emotionally disturbed Bronx, N.Y., man was killed after a New York police sergeant used a Taser on him, police confirmed Wednesday, the New York Times reports. The man threatened a neighbor with a knife and police responded to a 911 call about the armed man, who was “acting violently” in a basement apartment, according to…

By

Breanna Edwards

Published

November 3, 2016
Politics

NYC Police Officer Kills 66-Year-Old Mentally Ill Black Woman

A police officer shot and killed a mentally ill 66-year-old black woman in her Bronx, N.Y., apartment Tuesday night. The incident calls into question the New York City Police Department’s use of force and the protocol that should be followed when dealing with “emotionally disturbed” people, The Atlantic reports. The victim, identified as Deborah Danner,…

By

Breanna Edwards

Published

October 19, 2016