VIDEO: Dallas police chief calls for more mental health awareness after officer commits suicide FOX4 MORE: | Parts I and II, below…
U.S. Marshals Service's North Texas Fugitive Task Force shot and killed 36-year-old Corey Thomas while attempting to serve a murder warrant.Police provided a photo of the handgun they said Thomas pointed at them, along with ammunition.Chief Garcia said he and other members of the department spoke with Bacon after the shooting.Garcia said mental health is a conversation sometimes frowned upon in policing.
"If I would’ve turned to my partner in ‘92 and told him, ‘Hey, that call kind of screwed me up a little bit,’ my partner would’ve looked at me and said, ‘Dude, we need to suck it up. We got 10 more hours,’" Garcia said.
"When people ask you, ‘How are you doing today?’ Everyone’s normal answer is, ‘I’m doing good, I’m doing good.’ Even when you’re not doing good. When you’re not doing good, you say, ‘I’m doing good.’ We need to get to the point where, you know, ‘How are you doing after that?’ ‘I’m not doing too well.’ Alright, well, let’s talk and make it O.K. to say I’m not doing too well after that.
"At the end of the day, man, I want my officers here at DPD, you know what I want, I want them to retire and I want them to be with their loved ones when they leave," Garcia said.If you or a loved one is feeling distressed, call the National Suicide Prevention Lifeline. The crisis center provides free and confidential emotional support 24 hours a day, 7 days a week to civilians and veterans.
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