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4. Don’t mislead the distressed person. When Chessen is helping a DriveSavers caller and she knows what’s happening with the equipment, she can reassure the person.

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Take cues from what the person in distress may be saying, Nortz said. A straightforward example is if a person shouts, “Get away from me!” Step back, Nortz said.

And even when the distressed person threatens them with a weapon, police don’t always shoot to kill; in the case of Faisal, an officer fired only after a nonlethal sponge round failed to slow him.

According to the Southern Pines Police Department (SPPD) news release, the incident happened after officers responded to a report of an emotionally distressed person in the 100 block of Canterbury ...

The situation involved a person in distress who had a gun, authorities said. Officers established a perimeter and urged residents nearby to “shelter in place” as a precaution.