I have long believed that the worst thing you can do is to call the Po-Po on a mentally ill family member.
I’m reminded of another case where a family called the police after their schizophrenic son was in the kitchen with a knife.
The family waited outside for the police to arrive and informed him of the situation. They clearly told the cop that nobody else was inside, but the cop charged in and was “forced” to shoot their son.
The officer clearly escalated the situation (yes) and then claimed self defense.
It’s just not worth it.
No. Son should have dropped the knife. You don’t invite armed people into that kind of situation. You handle it yourself or you accept that gunplay will ensue.
I used to work in EMS. Armed crazy people are NOT safe. They will kill you.