2015-03-18 CNN Dallas police open fire on schizophrenic man with screwdriver达拉斯警察枪击精神病人.docx

Dallas police open fire on schizophrenic man with screwdriverBy?Eliott C. McLaughlin, CNNUpdated 8:06 PM ET, Wed March 18, 2015Story highlightsOfficers say they acted in self-defense after repeatedly telling man to drop screwdriverVideo shows the incident, but the camera pans away from man before hes shotFamilys lawsuit says officers knew man was schizophrenic, employed lethal force anyway (CNN)Jason Harrison appears in the doorway, twiddling a screwdriver between his fingers.One of two Dallas police officers called to the scene tells Harrison to drop the tool, a command the officers repeat at least four times as Harrisons mom screams, Jay! Jay! Jay!Within 5 seconds of that first command, the 39-year-old schizophrenic man is shot five times -- including twice in the back as he crashes headlong into the homes garage door, just a few feet from his mother.Video from one officers body camera fades to black as Harrisons mother wails, Oh, they killed my son! Oh, they killed my son! The officers continue to tell Harrison to drop the weapon.Harrisons family has filed a wrongful death lawsuit against Dallas Police Department officers John Rogers and Andrew Hutchins, saying they forewent nonlethal means of defusing the situation, instead choosing to engage in unlawful vicious attacks when they and the department were aware of Harrisons condition. The suit also claims the officers violated Harrisons civil rights.The officers, however, say in affidavits that they were forced to shoot an armed man who they deemed dangerous after he failed to comply with repeated orders to drop a screwdriver.The incident occurred June 14, and the family filed its lawsuit in November, but the Tuesday release of the video has put the shooting back in the headlines.My son, bipolar, schizoIt begins with Jason Harrisons mother, Shirley Marshall Harrison, answering the door for police and nonchalantly walking out the door.Oh, hes just off the chain, she says in the video. You can hear him, talking abou