Utah man shot and killed by SWAT team after calling suicide hotline

[Judi Lynn]

Utah man shot and killed by SWAT team after calling suicide hotline
Arturo Garcia
24 Oct 2014 at 17:01 ET

uthorities in Roy, Utah are investigating a 35-year-old man’s shooting death at the hands of a police SWAT team hours after he phoned a suicide prevention hotline seeking help.

KTVX-TV reported that Jose Calzada called the hotline around 4 a.m. on Tuesday threatening to kill himself inside the home he shared with his girlfriend and her children.

Shortly afterwards, dispatchers in Weber County sent the officers to the residence. The other residents in the home left after the call was placed.

A police spokesperson, Detective Matthew Gwynn, told KTVX that a SWAT negotiator spoke with Calzada for about seven hours before the talks “failed.” He was shot and killed around 11:15 a.m.

More:
http://www.rawstory.com/rs/2014/10/utah-man-shot-and-killed-by-swat-team-after-calling-suicide-hotline/

[Downwinder]

1. Prevented that suicide. He won't be calling again.

[immoderate]

2. What is a SWAT negotiator trained to do?

Strike fear in the heart, right? Why not send in the Angel of Death?

--imm

[Dont call me Shirley]

9. That's what swat has become.

[truebluegreen]

3. Mission Accomplished!

There are days when I just want to put all the police in jail, and let everybody in there out.

[Downwinder]

4. That will encourage calls seeking help.

[notrightatall]

5. Well they were entering into an overtime situation.

Damn good thing some fuck-head cop was able to kill him before he went ahead and shot himself.

EXTRA DONUTS !!!!

[Doctor_J]

6. there is more than one way to commit suicide

[jeff47]

7. My, what a handy service they provide.

Don't even have to worry about your death being a mortal sin!

[heaven05]

8. sounds about rught

for the police these days. I don't care if it takes 17 hours to talk down a suicidal person, DO IT. Life is difficult, even for non-suicidal people. How sad things are becoming.

[MannyGoldstein]

10. Do we know what happened?

Might he have been holding hostages, or shot at a cop?

I'm not inclined to give police the benefit of the doubt these days, but we should be a little careful.

[elias7]

11. Of course we do. No facts needed.

critical thought has taken a back seat to emotionalism in DU