Army Veteran’s Fatal Shooting in Florida Puts Police Crisis Training in Focus

Palm Beach County Sheriff’s Office deputies fatally shot U.S. Army veteran Joshua Senfeld, 30, during an armed standoff Oct. 28, after relatives called for help because he was threatening suicide, according to the sheriff’s office account.

Sheriff Ric Bradshaw said deputies found Senfeld shortly before 10 p.m. at a shopping plaza west of Boca Raton, where some businesses were still open. Deputies negotiated with him for more than 90 minutes, including an effort by a deputy who was also a veteran to establish a connection. Bradshaw said authorities understood Senfeld had post-traumatic stress disorder, or PTSD…

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