A family is devastated after they called the police to help their 16-year-old son and the officers who responded shot and killed him instead, highlighting an ongoing trend in which the officers who promise to "serve and protect" their community are taking the lives of its most vulnerable members.
Archer Amorosi was killed on Friday morning after his parents reached out to the same police officers who said they would help with no questions asked, as the teenager was battling mental health issues, and appeared to be suicidal. His father
told KARE 11 News that the family called a crisis hotline and the police on Thursday, and then called the police again on Friday, which resulted in the fatal encounter.
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My ex-wife called them because they said if they came back they would take him in for an evaluation. They said wouldn't ask questions. Instead, they killed him," His father said.
It is unclear whether there is video footage of the shooting, as
reports claim that the Carver County Sheriff's Office does not use body cameras-however, the scene may have been recorded by the dash camera on one of the squad cars.
The Minnesota Bureau of Criminal Apprehension (BCA) agency is already attempting to defend the unnamed officers responsible for Amorosi's death, by claiming that the deputies used a Taser on the teenager before two of them opened fire with their guns.
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