SAN JOSE, Calif. (AP) - Prosecutors say two Northern California police officers acted appropriately when they shot and killed a mentally ill and suicidal man who charged them with a knife.
The Santa Clara District Attorney’s office on Tuesday released a 31-page report concluding that 31-year-old William Raff intended to die on Christmas night when he called police to the residential treatment home where he was receiving mental health counseling. Raff called 911 and falsely reported another resident was threatening violence.
When three officers arrived, prosecutors say Raff charged at them with the knife. One officer shot Raff with a stun gun and the other two opened fire with their service weapons, shooting him four times.
Prosecutors say Raff suffered from a severe mental illness and was suicidal.
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