A grand jury in Dallas, Texas has chosen not to indict police officers, John Rogers and Andrew Hutchins in the fatal shooting of Jason Harrison. Harrison was a schizophrenic man whose mother had called the police for help getting him to the hospital. When the police arrived, Jason's mother came out of the door and Jason was right behind her twiddling a screwdriver in his fingers. The officers asked him to drop it and when he didn't they shot him five times, making him ultimately bleed to death. Since the jury chose not to indict them they will not face criminal prosecution but still may face a wrongful death lawsuit from the family of Jason Harrison. The incident occurred in June and his family filed their lawsuit in November. The family believes that the officers should have used nonlethal methods of helping instead of going to the deathly alternative at first glance. The officers however, say it was their only option considering Harrison was pegged as "dangerous" for not taking orders of dropping the screwdriver.
"Grand jury decides not to indict officers in Dallas shooting." CNN. Web. 23 April 2015. <cnn.com>
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