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Calling law enforcement for assistance has been a fatal mistake for thousands of American families — but that painful reality didn't occur to Colorado mother, Tobi Ferguson, until her son joined the astonishingly long list of those killed by police.
Instead of the much-needed assistance Tobi hoped her call to officers would provide for her troubled son, Michael, police showed up and killed him.
Knowing Michael had several outstanding warrants, including a felony, his mother naively felt calling the cops was the right thing to do. But instead of straightening out his issues, Tobi's call to police became cause for planning Michael's funeral.
"My son was in trouble a little bit, I'm not defending my son in any way," she emphasized,
according to the Denver Channel. "We were trying to help him and bring him in safely."
Michael took a truck from his mother's workplace — but failed to return the vehicle by the agreed upon 5 p.m.
Knowing Michael would be headed for her best friend's house in the now-stolen truck, Tobi alerted police to his whereabouts — though she informed them of various extenuating circumstances in an attempt to thwart potential misunderstandings at the scene.
"I let them know that he was unarmed, I let them know that he was scared, I let them know that he would try to run," she
recalled.
Her caveats, however, weren't heeded by responding officers.
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