Officers chased the boy, called Linden, and shot him after his mother called 911 to get him mental health treatment in Salt Lake City, Utah.
In 911 calls that were also released on Monday, Barton told dispatchers that her son was having a breakdown and she needed help from a crisis intervention team.
"He does not like cops at all, that's why we need a mental health worker. It's super important," she said. "We can call sergeant and tell him the situation cause I'm not about to get in a shooting," a female officer is heard saying."Especially when he hates cops, it's probably gonna end in a shooting," another officer replied.
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