SLMPD An officer returned fire and the Taylor ran around the corner to the 4700 block of Kossuth and collapsed. He was {taken to|required to} the {hospital|medical facility|healthcare facility|health center} in {critical|crucial|vital|important} condition with a gunshot {wound|injury} in his upper torso, {police|authorities|cops} {said|stated}.
No officers were {injured|hurt}.
Taylor’s {parents|moms and dads} got a call from {a neighbor|a next-door neighbor} after the {incident|event|occurrence} and came {immediately|instantly|right away}.
“When the {neighbor|next-door neighbor} next door called she {said|stated}, ‘Mark, I {think|believe} you {need|require} to {get over|overcome} here there’s something {going on with|happening with} little Mark,’ he {said|stated}.
They {said|stated} Taylor is {a disabled|a handicapped} veteran who {suffers from|struggles with|experiences} {mental illness|mental disorder}.
“He has PTSD and {personality|character} {disorder|condition}, and all of it {stems from|comes from|originates from} his service in the military,” his {mother|mom} Neva {said|stated}. “When {police|authorities|cops} came they {knew|understood} who he was. They {knew|understood} the {situation|circumstance|scenario}. There was no de-escalation {happening|occurring|taking place} at all.”
Taylor’s {parents|moms and dads} {said|stated} he {fought|combated|battled} in Bosnia and Kosovo. Now they are {searching for|looking for} {answers|responses} on how it {could|might} have been {handled|dealt with|managed} {differently|in a different way}.
“White {dudes|guys|men} with {guns|weapons} do not {need|require} to {show up|appear} here. I’m {telling|informing} you it’s not the {solution|service|option},” Taylor’s {father|dad|daddy} {said|stated}.
“My {son|child|kid|boy} collapsed, left in his {grandmother|grandma|granny}’s front {yard|lawn|backyard} covered in blood where she {used|utilized} to plant the flowers,” his {mother|mom} {added|included}.
Hayden {said|stated} the officers, who are 34 and 39 {years old|years of ages}, were {just|simply} doing what they were trained to do.
“There’s {more and more|increasingly more|a growing number of} brazen activity officers are {faced with|confronted with},” he {said|stated}. “It’s {a very|an extremely|a really} {difficult|challenging|tough|hard} time to be an officer {but|however} at the {same|exact same|very same} time, these officers are trained.”
Hayden {said|stated} officers {recovered|recuperated} the rifle that was fired by the 28-year-old Taylor and {two|2} others from {a nearby|a close-by|a neighboring} {porch|patio|deck}. He {also|likewise} {said|stated} he counted a minimum of 40 shell {casings|housings|cases} in the {area|location}.
The Force Investigative {Unit|System} is {handling|dealing with|managing} the {ongoing|continuous} {investigation|examination}.
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