6 ways this case compares to others

1. Fuller was shot after friends, family, or others called the police to ask for help in getting Fuller emergency mental health services. That’s a factor in 6 percent of cases.
2. A SWAT or tactical team was involved in the incident. Tactical teams are involved in 7 percent of police shootings.
3. Fuller was armed with a firearm. That’s true of almost half the people shot.
4. Fuller told someone that he wanted officers to kill him. That preceded 10 percent of police shootings.
5. Fuller showed signs of mental instability. Almost a third of all shootings involved someone who appeared mentally unstable.
6. Fuller pointed a weapon at officers. Twenty-eight percent of shootings involved people who police say pointed a weapon at them.

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