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A Black psychiatric patient was killed by police on Saturday was reportedly armed with a piece of glass. An investigation into the matter has begun and it’s unclear if the officers failed to try to de-escalate the situation before using force.

The man has been identified as Jarvis Randall, a patient at the University Hospital and Medical Center’s behavioral health center in Tamarac, Florida according to The Sun-Sentinel.

The staff of the facility call the Broward County Sheriff’s Office about Randall on Saturday night.

Randal was on mental-health probation for burglary charges, became violent and made threats, according to a sheriff’s office spokeswoman.

Veda Coleman-Wright added that efforts claimed, “Investigators said he was armed with an edged-glass weapon.”

One officer shot Randall with a beanbag and Randall proceeded to charge at the deputies. Thus, prompting three officers to shoot him.

Randall is the latest to be added to mentally ill Black men killed by police. The three deputies are on restricted duty while the Florida Department of Law Enforcement investigates.

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