DAYTON, Ohio (WDTN) — The Montgomery County grand jury has declined to indict eight police officers in a fatal shooting during a mental health check in October.
The mother of Taylor Cotton, 24, first called 911 to request a mental health wellness check on her son at a home in the 1200 block of Rosedale Drive around 8:20 a.m. on Oct. 19, 2024. She told dispatch that her son had threatened to kill her.
The mother soon after made a second call to 911 to report that her son had a firearm. In the background of the call, a voice believed to be Cotton’s said they wanted to have a shootout with the police…