Widow sues Arizona city over cops' fatal shooting of husband
(AP) — An Army veteran's widow has sued the city of Maricopa and two police officers over the fatal shooting of her husband in an encounter two days after he contacted police to talk about his post-traumatic stress disorder.
A police detective had told fellow officers in an email sent Jan. 13, five days before the shooting, that they should "USE CAUTION" in dealing with Guillory because he was "exhibiting escalating hostility" during encounters with police.
Maricopa police had expressed interest in obtaining help from community members in dealing with veterans who had PTSD or substance-abuse histories, and Guillory went to the police station on Jan. 16 with a crisis counselor from a veterans group to introduce himself and to offer to help, the suit said.