Alongside Officer Wise, Officer Brocato was involved in the September 2019 fatal shooting of Jamaal Taylor, a man experiencing a mental health crisis. The wrongful death lawsuit alleges that both officers did not attempt to de-escalate the situation or contact crisis intervention teams before resorting to deadly force. The lawsuit suggests a broader pattern of the department’s use of excessive force against individuals with mental health issues. ([thebaltimorebanner.com](https://www.thebaltimorebanner.com/community/criminal-justice/baltimore-county-two-police-officers-face-wrongful-death-lawsuit-in-2019-killing-of-man-in-hunt-valley-3KHXG4FFMFHBJOV2X2YRNEQ4ME/?utm_source=openai))
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