Shot a protected species...
A transgender Arizona man whose online video about his struggle with Asperger’s syndrome went viral last summer was shot and killed by cops.
Responding to a report of a suicidal person Thursday, officers from the Mesa Police Department outside Phoenix were dispatched to Kayden Clarke’s home in east Mesa, where the fatal encounter occurred.
Esteban Flores, a spokesman for Mesa police, identifying Clarke by his legal name, Danielle Jacobs, told local media that two officers were forced to fire in self-defense when the 24-year-old attacked them with a large kitchen knife.
