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First Responders Share Trauma Of Call Of Fallen Minneapolis Officer Jamal Mitchell
"For me, personally, I think talking with a professional therapist has been helpful," Dr. Nick Simpson said.
August 16, 2024
MINNEAPOLIS — On May 30, Officer Jamal Mitchell was sent to the Whittier neighborhood of Minneapolis to check out a possible shooting. What happened next still weighs heavily on those called to help.
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Among them was a paramedic waiting for word the scene was safe and an ER doctor.
"We saw one of the officers come in to go check out what was happening. And that's when we heard that there was an officer down," Hennepin EMS Paramedic Angela Erikson said. "It's terrible. It's one of your co-workers, it's one of your friends. You don't necessarily know who it is. It's wrong. It's the worst."
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