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Sidney Dotson

Gender : Male

Age : 37

Race : Black

Date : 09/12/2023

Location : 700 block of Bumpass St

City : McKinney

County : Collin

State : Texas

Agency : McKinney PD

Officer(s) :Unknown

Cause of Death : Gunshot

Event : Killed by police during mental health crisis

OPEN RECORDS SUMMARY :

Sidney Dotson, 37, was in a parking lot making suicidal statements and having a mental health crisis. He had a knife. He made no attempt to hurt anyone. Someone called police who appeared and shot and killed him.

His sister said he had been released from prison just 2 weeks prior and despite all of his efforts at re-entry, he had been unable to find work and housing and he was desperate without help. This is unfortunately a very common story and systemic failure to help people re-enter society after traumatic and exploitative incarceration.

SOURCE LINKS :

https://www.wfaa.com/article/news/local/mckinney-texas-police-shooting-parking-lot-bumpass-street-monday-night-september-11/287-e1ddc292-afeb-49c6-9590-d1c66c13e0b8