Parents called for mental health help. Police arrived and fatally shot their son.

Parents in Los Angeles’ Koreatown called for mental health help in the middle of their son’s bipolar episode this month. Clinical personnel showed up — and so did police shortly after. Police fatally shot Yong Yang, 40, who had a knife in his hand, less than 10 seconds after officers opened the door to his parents’ apartment where he had locked himself in, newly released bodycam video shows.

Ryan Casey, an attorney for the Yang family, said personnel spent less than 2 minutes and 30 seconds assessing and assisting Yong before they called the police. Min Yang added that he was standing between his son and a clinician and never witnessed any kicking or physical violence, only shouting. “Maybe the guy felt threatened, but I don’t think my son threatened him,” he said.

Source: Healthcare Press (healthcarepress.net)

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