Each year in the United States, police encounter individuals in the midst of a mental health crisis.
Critics say far too often when police are called to help in such a scenario, it ends in death.
But police forces say they are usually trained to respond to threats, not mental health crises.
Al Jazeera's John Hendren spoke to the family of one man killed by police when, they say, the only person he was considering hurting was himself.
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