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Idaho police officer’s chilling response to fatally shooting man in mental health crisis
An Idaho police deputy had a chilling response to fatally shooting a knife-wielding man, whose family had called for help as he was experiencing a mental health crisis.
Clearwater County Sheriff’s Office Corporal Brittany Brokop shot Michael Trappett in Orafino, Idaho, on 31 January.
“Guess I’m gonna lose my gun again," she told a colleague just minutes later, in a clip caught on bodycam footage. “Me too,” her colleague responded. “But we didn’t have a choice.”
Brokop didn't lose her gun, and both officers returned to duty in May.
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