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Sen. Bob Casey cites shooting of Walter Wallace Jr. in pushing bills to divert 911 calls for mental health crises

Posted on December 9, 2020

Originally published December 9, 2020 by Philadelphia Inquirer
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Walter Wallace sits on his porch and smiles, leaning toward the camera

Sen. Bob Casey (D-Pa.) introduced two bills that would route certain 911 calls away from law enforcement and toward social service providers. Calls about criminal activity, fire and medical emergencies would not be affected. Casey said the bill would have prevented incidents like the Philadelphia police shooting of Walter Wallace Jr., a man of color whose family called emergency services concerned about his mental health.

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