Harris County CIRT responded to a call of service of a delusional male

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On January 04, 2020, about 4:30 p.m., the Harris County Sheriff’s Office Crisis Intervention Response Team (CIRT) responded to a call in District 4 involving a delusional male throwing chairs outside of a business with a large edged weapon. According to Major Mike Lee; 

Great job by our @HCSOTexas CIRT team today safely de-escalating this extremely volatile incident involving a male in mental crisis who was armed with a large meat cleaver. #HCSOProtecting #CrisisIntervention https://t.co/aXnWDnXnHk

— Major Mike Lee (@HCSOPatrol) January 5, 2020

The Male was in a mental health crisis & transported for treatment by Mental Health Unit Deputy Brown.

Harris County Sheriff Ed Gonzalez said; "Policing the mentally ill is one of the biggest challenges facing police agencies today. Deputies are often the first responders to incidents involving people w mental illness. Our Mental Health Unit teammates are highly trained and do phenomenal work. Well done!"

Article by: Michael Palmer