march 21 2016 76-year-old ralph phil grenon shoot kill apartment burlington vt police officer accord grenon family begin show sign mental illness month fatal encounter police.burlington police say manager apartment complex grenon live call 911 early even report grenon exhibit threaten behavior burlington free press report grenon refuse respond officer call scene mental health expert also bring scene five hours late remain unresponsive inside apartment.according free press officer say unsure grenon state reason decide enter apartment.while burlington police release significant amount footage night grenon kill nearly release way raise significant ethical question accord article publish free press may 11.as report police release videos post youtube make difficult public find follow announcement tuesday state local prosecutors officer david bower 23 justify shoot kill ralph phil grenon 76 march.additionally free press report initial footage release email reporters tuesday even contain link youtube post use privacy settings prevent videos searchable google youtube.university vermont media communications law professor chris evans also criticize way police go release video say definitely fulfill full request make journalists evans also point follow procedure follow release video.the video show grenon hide shower police enter apartment group officer see aim weapons shower curtain one officer use broom pull curtain back expose grenon point become clear grenon hold knife.almost soon curtain pull back officer use taser man grenon respond leap shower shortly officer bower open fire shoot grenon multiple time officer discharge weapons.watch video via youtube burlington free press provide link additional video footage publish police here.according prosecutor attorney general shoot ralph phil grenon justified.grenon daughter niki grenon carpenter state father diagnose paranoid schizophrenia press conference may 10 tell reporters frustrate system continue fail citizens suffer mental illness carpenter say hop father death help change system.image credit video screen capture via cop catch tape youtube video police shoot 76-year-old mentally ill man release video