Well, this goes as well as could be expected by anyone with half a brain.
on Saturday one of those clinicians was attacked by a delusional man wielding a sword. The suspect, who has not been publicly identified, attacked the clinician as well as police officers with the sword. Cops responded by shooting and killing the suspect.
Apparently they’ve had this program in place for several years, but I can’t think that it is helpful to have officers have to split their attention or for others to put themselves in harm’s way.
The EMS clinician deployed to the scene spoke to the man for 45 minutes through the door before the suspect pushed open the door and attacked.
“He immediately opened the door and struck the clinician and an officer who was outside the door. He was armed with some type of sword, stabbing the officer in the arm and knocking the EMS clinician to the ground,” Boston Police Commissioner Michael Cox said. “One or more officers, which is under investigation at this time, fired a taser and weapon at the individual, bringing the person to a halt.”
Gun trumps sword. Officer trumps clinician. That’s pretty easy to figure out.
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