A Connecticut prosecutor says that a fatal police shooting of a suicidal, knife-wielding man was justified and police need better training to handle these situations.
Connecticut prosecutor Brian Preleski says the state should review the training for police who encounter emotionally disturbed people.
Last June, Preleski says police shot and killed Daniel Reyes, a 27-year-old who had a history of psychiatric hospitalization. Reyes was shot outside his Thomaston apartment in what the medical examiner determined was a suicide by provoking police.
A spokesman for the state Division of Criminal Justice says the office is prepared to work with other agencies to ensure that law enforcement personnel have training that is consistent with the best practices.
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