PHOENIX (AZFamily) — A south Phoenix family is calling for changes to the way police respond to mental-health emergencies after their father was shot and killed by police last month.
Officers say 49-year-old Victor Altamirano charged at them with a knife, but body-worn camera footage is now raising new questions about what happened in the final moments before shots were fired.
Incidents like this are becoming more common across the Valley, where law enforcement officers are often thrust into the dual role of enforcers and crisis responders — a combination that can end in tragedy…