The death of 70-year-old Pytorcarcha Clark-Brooks, who was shot and killed by Baltimore police during a behavioral crisis call, left a neighborhood in mourning, and her family demanding better mental health support and accountability.
“She has a name,” said her cousin, LaRae Taylor. “And her name is Pytorcarcha Clark-Brooks.”
Baltimore woman killed by police
Clark-Brooks was killed on Wednesday, June 25, after police responded to her home on Mosher Street in West Baltimore.
According to Police Commissioner Richard Worley, the woman lunged at officers with a knife twice – once after an officer fell to the ground – prompting a second officer to fire two shots that ultimately killed her…