Tulsa Frontier is providing in-depth details surrounding the tragic death of a severely ill young man, Joshua Barre. We encourage readers to see the full coverage that the Frontier provides to the state. Sheriff Regalado...Tulsa County Sheriff Vic Regalado told The Frontier on Monday that because Barre wasn’t an immediate threat to the public, deputies didn’t want to escalate the situation to the point use of force would be necessary. Instead, they waited for a future opportunity to complete the mental health pickup in a safer manner. The situation changed when Barre entered the street armed with knives, he said. “In another view, we hope Joshua’s death wasn’t in vain,” Regalado said. Regalado said he believes the underlying issue is budget cuts to Oklahoma’s mental health treatment programs and Friday’s shooting might bring the problem front and center. “We’re starting to see the byproduct of that, if anything comes out of this, community and law enforcement can partner to bring to light that issue,” he said. |
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