Title: A Black Man is Killed in the U.S. Every 28 Hours by Police | Occupy.com
Headings: A Black Man is Killed in the U.S. Every 28 Hours by Police
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Content: Of the 313 killed, 124 (40%) were between 22 and 31 years old, 57 (18%) were between 18 and 21 years old, 54 (17%) were between 32 and 41 years old, 32 (10%) were 42 to 51 years old, 25 (8%) were children younger than 18 years old, 18 (6%) were older than 52, and 3 (1%) were of unknown ages. A significant portion of those killed, 68 people or 22%, suffered from mental health issues and/or were self-medicated. The study says that " [m]any of them might be alive today if community members trained and committed to humane crisis intervention and mental health treatment had been called, rather than the police." 43% of the shootings occurred after an incident of racial profiling. This means police saw a person who looked or behaved "suspiciously" largely because of their skin color and attempted to detain the suspect before killing them. Other times, the shootings occurred during a criminal investigation (24%), after 9-1-1 calls from "emotionally disturbed loved ones" (19%) or because of domestic violence (7%), or innocent people were killed for no reason (7%). Most of the people killed were not armed. According to the report, 136 people or 44%, had no weapon at all the time they were killed by police officers. Another 27% were deaths in which police claimed the suspect had a gun but there was no corroboration to prove this. In addition, 6 people (2%) were alleged to have possessed knives or similar tools.