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Officer Fired After Fatally Shooting Man in Mental Health Crisis — as Others Tried to De-Escalate
Officer Joseph Magnano was fired after shooting Steven Jones nine times during a mental health crisis call; the incident is under multiple investigations amid public outcry.
- On Friday, Hartford Mayor Arunan Arulampalam fired Hartford Police Department Officer Joseph Magnano, citing poor performance in connection with the Feb. 27 fatal shooting of Steven Jones during a mental health crisis.
- Three officers had spent several minutes attempting to de-escalate Jones' mental health crisis before Magnano arrived late, drew his weapon, and shot him nine times within about 30 seconds.
- Body camera footage showed Magnano ignoring teammates' efforts to de-escalate, unlike the other three officers who 'worked collaboratively as a team.' Arulampalam found the footage "deeply concerning."
- The termination followed Jones' funeral on Thursday, attended by Rev. Al Sharpton and Ben Crump, who called the firing a "necessary first step" but said Jones' family deserves "full justice."
- Inspector General Eliot Prescott continues investigating whether to file criminal charges, while HPU President Sgt. James Rutkauski labeled the decision political, stating the union will "go to war" over the firing.
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Officer fired after fatally shooting man in mental health crisis — as others tried to de-escalate
The mayor of Hartford, Connecticut, has fired a white police officer who fatally shot a Black man in a mental health crisis nine times.
Hartford mayor fires officer who fatally shot man in mental health crisis after calls for justice
The moves comes just days after the mayor's state of the city speech was interrupted by protestors calling for the firing of officers involved in two separate fatal shootings.
Hartford mayor fires police officer who fatally shot man last month
Hartford Mayor Arunan Arulampalam has determined that the employment of the Hartford police officer who shot and killed Steven Jones last month will be terminated immediately, he said on Friday. Officer Joseph Magnano shot Jones nine times on Friday, Feb. 27, after police were called to a home on Blue Hills Avenue for a report of a man experiencing an acute mental health crisis. When officers arrived, Jones was standing at the entrance to his ap…
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