She asked the police to help her husband. They killed him instead

Sassie Smith's husband, Takar, was fatally shot by the Los Angeles police while he was having a mental health crisis: I won't let this get swept under the rug'

Sassie Smith had run out of options.

On 2 January, her husband, Takar Smith, was talking to himself and making nonsensical remarks, a sign he was having another episode of schizophrenia, which had long strained their relationship. She was scared and wanted him to get treatment in a facility, so she walked a few blocks to a nearby Los Angeles police station for help.