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Lawyer of Milford man killed by officers say police need more training to deal with the disabled

Posted on February 11, 2020

Originally published February 11, 2020 by News Journal
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Photo hanging on a wall of Brandon Roberts (left) and Erica Jones with their son, Nasir.
Brandon Roberts (left) and Erica Jones with their son, Nasir. (Photo: COURTESY OF THE NEUBERGER FIRM)

A lawyer representing the family of a man with bipolar disorder and post-traumatic stress disorder shot dead by Milford police has called for an examination of Delaware police training. In his letter to Delaware Attorney General Kathleen Jennings, attorney Thomas Neuberger said a statewide investigation is necessary to ensure law enforcement officers are complying with a 2006 law requiring special training on interactions with individuals with a mental illness, mental disability and/or physical disability.

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This entry was posted in News, Outside CDS and tagged bipolar, Delaware Attorney General Kathleen Jennings, law enforcement, post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD).

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