Achmat Akkad, a mental health first aid teacher in New York, told CNN he's experienced wellness checks himself. In 2015 James Allen, a 74-year-old Army vet from Gastonia, North Carolina, was killed by a police officer after firefighters forced his door open during a wellness check, CNN affiliate WSOC reported. Douglas Harris , a 77-year-old Birmingham, Alabama, man, was shot by police in February 2015 after officers went to his apartment for a wellness check. , a 77-year-old Birmingham, Alabama, man, was shot by police in February 2015 after officers went to his apartment for a wellness check. It's not clear if race is the reasonAre black people really more in danger of being killed during a wellness check?

Source: CNN October 19, 2019 11:26 UTC