The Desperate and the Dead | Part 2

When despair meets deadly force

Police are often the primary responders when someone in Massachusetts faces a mental health emergency. The result can be deadly.

Part 2 | The Desperate and the Dead

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Keith Carnute was spiraling into crisis. Officer Tim Sorrell was trained to help. The two men stood 20 feet apart.

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Protestors gather at the intersection of N. Foster and Fairfields, near the Triple S Food Mart after Alton Sterling was shot and killed by Baton Rouge Police in the early hours of Tuesday morning, July 5, 2016, in Baton Rouge, La. An autopsy shows Sterling, 37, of Baton Rouge, died Tuesday of multiple gunshot wounds to the chest and back, said East Baton Rouge Parish Coroner Dr. William Clark. Officers responded to the store about 12:35 a.m. Tuesday after an anonymous caller indicated a man selling music CDs and wearing a red shirt threatened him with a gun, said Cpl. L'Jean McKneely. (Hilary Scheinuk/The Advocate via AP)

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Hillary Clinton and President Barack Obama campaigned together in North Carolina hours after FBI Director James Comey recommended no criminal charges be brought against Clinton over her handling of classified State Department information.

FBI admonishes Clinton over handling of classified data

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Closer Craig Kimbrel was brought in to keep a one-run game close and give Boston a chance, but he failed in a big way.

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Dudley resident Desiree Moninski was pictured in a March 24 photo in front of her house, across the street from the site where the Islamic Society of Greater Worcester wants to build a cemetery in the town of Dudley.

Islamic group accuses Dudley of blocking Muslim cemetery

The Islamic Society of Greater Worcester said the town?s zoning board resorted to 11th-hour maneuvering against the cemetery plan.

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President Obama and Hillary Clinton traveled together for a rally in North Carolina, a battleground state she is hoping to take back for Democrats.

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President Barack Obama vigorously vouched for Hillary Clinton?s trustworthiness and dedication on Tuesday.

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Iraqi men grieved Monday at the scene of Sunday?s suicide car bombing in the Karrada area of Baghdad.

Death toll in Baghdad suicide blast tops 220

Sunday?s attack is the Islamic State?s deadliest-ever bomb attack on civilians.

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A money changer counts U.S. dollar bills at her kiosk in Tokyo, Japan, on Thursday, Nov. 26, 2009. The dollar fell to a 14-year low against the yen, sending metals higher. Japanese exporter shares dropped and Chinese stocks declined to a three-week low. Photographer: Tomohiro Ohsumi/Bloomberg Library Tag 12242010

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Strawberry granita with balsamic vinegar glaze.

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Keep strawberry season going a little longer with this easy frozen dessert

Granita is refreshing and doesn?t require any special equipment to make

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Keith Leblanc and Kelly Monnahan create a haven for themselves, family, and friends in the piney hills of outer Cape Cod.