Sick and Unhoused, the System Failed Him at Every Turn. Then, He Was Shot by Police.

Sick and Unhoused, the System Failed Him at Every Turn. Then, He Was Shot by Police.

Blanton is the executive director of Shoreline Community Services, which supports unsheltered individuals in San Diego’s Central Beach Area and operates The Compass Station, a trauma-informed drop-in resource center.On May 9, a man at the Pacific Beach Public Library became agitated and began swinging a hatchet at desks and computers. Library staff and security got him outside, and police were dispatched. Officers repeatedly commanded him to dro…