The man claims he was unlawfully arrested and forced to stand outside barefoot in subzero temperatures. The Bethel Police Department denies wrongdoing.
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The second, more recent police shooting in Bethel took place around noon on Dec. 11. Police Chief Richard Simmons said that two officers were called to the intersection of Osage Street and Mission Drive.
“They were called by behavioral health personnel from the hospital,” Simmons said. “And they had lost a guy. They had had a guy take his knife away from them, and he had severe mental problems.”
At the scene, one of the officers drew his pistol and shot the man holding the knife. Simmons said that the man was flown to Anchorage for emergency surgery and was still in the critical care unit of the hospital the last time he checked. He said that the man will be charged with assault in the third degree.