El Paso Settles Police Shooting - Latino Man with Mental Problems Gunned Down
The city of El Paso settles a lawsuit with the family of a man killed by a police Officer. Juan "Johnny" Gomez's suffered from schizophrenia and on May 1, 2003 a confrontation with a police officer turned deadly. A year after his death his family is receiving $250,000.00 from the City of El Paso, the official employer of Police Sgt. Bolick. Juan "Johnny" Gomez was shot seven times after he apparently threatening the officer's life. On Monday, Mayor Joe Wardy explained the recent actions have prompted the city to "aggessively" train the police department in handling situations with people mental disorders. [more 
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