According to court documents, 66-year-old Gail Gese called 911 before she was killed to report that her son was having a mental health crisis. Michael – her adult son – was suffering from undiagnosed schizophrenia, according to court documents. Neighbors tell FOX 13 that Gese was splitt...
Sgt. Corey Williams, overseeing SPD’s crisis response unit, agrees, and advocates for diversions like drug or mental health court when officers are responding to property or lower level crimes. (Otherwise, officers, for the most part, have the discretion to arrest a person ...