NYPD officers shot man in Bronx after his father called 311 for help with mental health crisis

[WhiskeyGrinder]

https://gothamist.com/news/nypd-officers-shot-man-in-bronx-after-his-father-called-311-for-help-with-mental-health-crisis

Santo de la Cruz called 311 Sunday morning seeking medical intervention for his 42-year-old son, who he said was in the midst of a schizophrenic episode. Within minutes, his son was lying outside of the Bronx apartment building where his family lives, shot by officers responding to the call, de la Cruz told Gothamist.

The son, Raul de la Cruz, was in critical condition at St. Barnabas Hospital on Monday. Santo said doctors gave him a slim chance of survival. The pair had gotten into an argument earlier in the morning on Sunday after Raul posted a video online goading police, who he thought were out to get him, the elder de la Cruz said in an interview Monday afternoon.

Raul's dad said he called 311, asking to speak to someone in Spanish. He asked for medical authorities to commit Raul before something went awry.

NYPD officials said on Sunday the father called 911, but a review of Santo’s phone logs shows he only called the city’s non-emergency 311 line on Sunday morning. The call lasted 23 minutes.

[Miguelito Loveless]

1. Right off the bat

we catch the police in a lie.

[Me.]

2. THe Way I Heard It Raul Called THe Police For Help