Family members and supporters of a 20-year-old man fatally shot by a Longmont police officer in August called for accountability during Tuesday’s City Council meeting, questioning the department’s handling of a confrontation involving a reported mental health crisis.
Approximately three dozen people attended the October 6 meeting to speak about the death of Dariss Yearby, who was shot by police August 10 during a domestic disturbance near Creekside Drive and Eagle View Circle.
Yearby’s mother, sister, godmother and other community members addressed the council for approximately 30 minutes, criticizing the police response and calling for further scrutiny of the officer who fired the fatal shot…