Family of autistic man says deputies were warned of his disabilities before shooting

Posted on April 7, 2021

Originally published April 7, 2021 by Los Angeles Times

Demonstrators in Los Angeles protest the police shooting of an autistic man, Isaias Cervantes. A picture of his face is inset.

Isaias Cervantes, a 25-year-old man with autism and hearing loss reportedly experiencing a “mental health crisis,” was shot by a Los Angeles County sheriff’s deputy after Cervantes’s sister and a behavioral therapist warned the deputy about Cervantes’s condition. While the sheriff’s department has mental health experts, none were present during the shooting.

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