00:00Hackett's relatives say he suffered from mental health challenges and was an outpatient of the St. Anne's Psychiatric Hospital.
00:08According to his family, his mother contacted police after he begun experiencing what they described as a mental episode at
00:16their Farrow Terrace home.
00:18His sister, who spoke with TV6 off-camera, said the family hoped officers would assist in getting him medical treatment.
00:25On the day, he started a misbehavior and my mother called the police and was trying to get them to
00:35her sister to help to carry him to St. Anne's.
00:38Police say responding officers later encountered Hackett armed with knives and that he allegedly attacked and injured one officer during
00:46an initial confrontation before fleeing the area.
00:50Police said the officer sustained lacerations to his right upper arm and the back of his left hand.
00:57Stitches were required to his upper arm, while the injury to his left hand required specialist attention from surgeons.
01:05According to police reports, the responding officers called for backup, subsequently conducted a search and later located Hackett near the
01:15San Juan River.
01:16Police say he was armed with a 12-inch knife and advanced towards officers, despite repeated commands to drop the
01:24weapon.
01:25Officers opened fire, hitting the 36-year-old several times.
01:30Hackett was later pronounced dead at the Eric Williams Medical Sciences Complex.
01:34His sister said the family only learned of the shooting after the incident occurred.
01:40They came and he wasn't here, and like some hours after, like I don't know which part they call him,
01:48we just said it was Panberry.
01:49They said that's how they shoot him and kill him.
01:52The family says they have received limited information about the circumstances surrounding the shooting, and are still seeking answers.
02:00They say they do not know how many times Hackett was shot, or the sequence of events leading up to
02:07his death.
02:07It was my mum called to get help, because I wasn't here at the time, it was evening time, but
02:13I don't know how much times he gets shot, because apparently like when he gets shot, they just pick him
02:19up and throw him and go with him.
02:21He had a teen monk tube, so we know nothing really much as yet, so.
02:27Hackett's relatives have also questioned whether other options could have been used before deadly force was employed.
02:34His sister said the family believes more could have been done to de-escalate the situation, given his mental health
02:42history.
02:43To me, he was not a big person. He wasn't like a fully robust person that they could at least
02:51shoot him in his foot, his shoulder. I don't know.
02:56The shooting has left relatives traumatized, particularly Hackett's mother, who they say made the initial call seeking assistance.
03:05Family members say she remains distressed as they await further information from investigators.
03:11My mother not too up and up, she in her state, because she don't know how much time she gets
03:17shot or why for the case, maybe everybody a little distorted.
03:21The family maintains that their intention was to secure medical intervention for Hackett, and not a confrontation with police.
03:30And the court gets sentenced to come to pick him up or himself to give him my injection to calm
03:37him down.
03:38Police investigations into the fatal shooting are continuing.
03:42Alexander Bruiswal, TV6 News.
03:45Alexander Bruiswal, TV6 News.
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