The family of a Dallas man fatally shot by police on Tuesday during a SWAT standoff says officers used excessive force against him while he was in a mental health crisis, and they plan to explore legal action, even as police say he twice charged at officers with a knife.
Paul Benes said his Tuesday night 911 call for help during his younger brother’s mental health breakdown ended in a preventable tragedy.
“It was a medical call, and it kept escalating, escalating,” he said…