Home where boy was shot to death by at least 1 deputy had 5 previous calls seeking mental health assistance

Authorities had previously responded to five mental health calls since January at the Apple Valley home of a 15-year-old boy who was fatally shot by at least one deputy over the weekend, San Bernardino County Sheriff Shannon Dicus said during a Wednesday news conference, calling the teen's death a failure of the “social safety net.”

Deputies were called to the residence in the 13400 block of Iroquois Road on Saturday after a family member reported the teen was attempting to attack people in the home, according to a partial 911 call released by the Sheriff's Department. The woman on the call told dispatch that the teen, Ryan Gainer, was hitting his sister.

“They've got to take him in, they've got to,” the woman told dispatch, adding that the teen had broken a window in the home and had a piece of glass near his neck. A loud commotion could be heard in the background.

When the first arriving deputy attempted to enter the front door, Gainer began charging toward him with a 5-foot long garden tool with a bladed edge, body-worn camera footage release by authorities on Wednesday shows.

With his gun raised, the deputy shouted, “Hey get back! Get back or you're gonna get shot!”

Meanwhile, the deputy attempted to retreat outside the house.

But Gainer continues to run toward the deputy, still armed with the tool, as the deputy turns around, his torso facing the boy, aiming his gun behind him, the footage shows.

A second deputy arrived just as Gainer and the first deputy leave the house, and at least three rounds were then fired by the deputies, Dicus said.

Family members then rushed out of the house, with