“We were afraid for his well-being,” she said.
Make your contribution now and help Gothamist thrive in 2023.Doris Ervin knew the number for the Jersey City Medical Center’s mental health crisis team by heart.
“We were afraid for his well-being, and we really wanted him to get help because of his illness,” Ervin said. “And I kind of feel bad now that we did. We should have just left it alone.” Platkin has not yet released body camera footage of the incident, so questions remain about exactly what happened in the moments leading up to the shooting. But Washington’s family and city officials have offered diverging narratives.Ervin said she called the mobile crisis team on Sunday morning and asked for a wellness check for her nephew because she thought he had stopped taking his medication.
One of Washington’s neighbors, Marcello Pacheco, said it made sense that a man who believed aliens were invading his home would try to defend himself against armed officers. She said police were chatting and joking with her and the family, asking for her name and birthday and address as they filled out paperwork. Then, shortly before 5 p.m., someone told her that her nephew was dead.Officials and those who knew Washington agree that he had a long history with police and mental health professionals in the community.
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