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Al Sharpton to focus on police mental health response after Irvo Otieno’s death : NPR

Al Sharpton to focus on police mental health response after Irvo Otieno’s death : NPR

Rev. Al Sharpton speaks throughout the March on Washington at the Lincoln Memorial on August 28, 2020 in Washington, DC. Pool/Getty Photographs cover caption toggle caption Pool/Getty Visuals Rev. Al Sharpton speaks in the course of the March on Washington at the Lincoln Memorial on August 28, 2020 in Washington, DC. Pool/Getty Illustrations or photos Editor’s note: This story features detailed descriptions of violence. Irvo Otieno was killed in custody before this month at a psychiatric medical center while suffering…

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Irvo Otieno: 10 people connected to the death of a 28-year-old Black man at a mental health facility face murder charges. Here’s what we know

Irvo Otieno: 10 people connected to the death of a 28-year-old Black man at a mental health facility face murder charges. Here’s what we know

CNN  —  Three of the 10 people facing murder charges in the death last week of a 28-year-old Black man at a Virginia mental health facility were security guards at the hospital who watched and then participated in the fatal smothering, the prosecutor told CNN Friday. The victim’s family wants answers as to how a promising musician having what they called a mental health crisis ended with him dying – and why no one stood up for him and kept…

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