21-year-old man dies after being shot by Wright Co. deputies | FOX 9 KMSP

Deputies with the Wright County Sheriff’s Office fatally shot a man who they say was "having mental health challenges" and allegedly threatened them with a knife early Sunday morning.

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[ljevans]

Turns out when you bring in law enforcement for a crisis, that decision could be final for eternity !

[wesleysteele]

I'm tired of this whole mental health copout...you are acting up or you simple...I have alot of bad what when the boys in blue come around I listen...I obey commands...guess what....I'm still here to share with you all that listening to the cops...you listen to the said

[troy]

So when people say "mental health crises" is that the political correct term for someone having a temper tantrum? Or am I lost?

[KENACT]

All these families who make excuses for crazy relatives with weapons. Shouldn't have ended this way? What did they expect? Violins?

[matlew]

When you call for help from the cops they bring guns with them and they will use them even when it's not necessary to use them.

[tomcarstarphen]

Do not call the police call an ambulance

[joefish]

Suicide by Cop Works Again... Who you Gonna Blame?

[anitakristensen]

And Again did he or anyone call the new 988 number for mental health crisis. Nope, so why was the 988 number even put into use .

[intoodeepstl]

He was acting a fool and carrying on about much of nothing.

[Lissa]

When are people going to get smart & realize you do NOT call police for a mental health crisis.
Call 988!

[darttoyou]

When they're scared, unskilled and with a hammer, everything is a nail.

[Tom-czop]

Problem is once your an adult you cant force anyone to get help.
It takes a major incident like this before you can get help and tragically it doesn't end well.
Cops had to do what they deemed necessary

[jimflipz]

What he didn’t have a subway sandwich or a attitude or a phone wasn’t laying in the bed wasn’t walking away are you serious

[davidlewis]

I can't remember when I heard of anything like this happening over the pond here in the UK.

[VanillateaGirl]

Well he had a knife! They protected themselves too

[garethbates]

Tranquilizer guns are needed sometimes.

[ernestwooley]

Wow...feel for the cops..BAD situation..YOU KNOW HOW MUCH I LOVE PEOPLE...BUT YOU GOTTA RESPECT THE LAW...

[aricreepowitz]

WHats new. This is black culture. ANd why we resist integrating them. DONT want to understand their sub culture. NO

[curtj]

If your loved one is having a mental crisis do not call the cops because the cops way of handling that situation is to kill...

[angelbrigg]

I feel like you don't have to shoot someone with a knife. Shoot them in the leg, arm, something.