RICHMOND, Va. — The family of Charles Byers made a plea to state lawmakers to support a bill that was introduced in response to the death of their son.
Byers was shot and killed by Chesterfield Police in July 2023 while he was under an active temporary detention order (TDO), which meant he was supposed to be held in a psychiatric facility for mental health treatment for up to 72 hours.
But as CBS 6 would later uncover, less than 48 hours before the shooting, Byers was arrested by Richmond Police and removed from the hospital he was admitted to due to kicking a nurse. Health inspectors found that Byers was never seen by a psychiatrist, that the hospital never told the arresting officer about Byers’ TDO, and that his family was not notified of his removal…